On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:35:44 +0000, Douglas de Lacey wrote:

Having just scraped a cyclist off the road on a corner nearby and heard
from a friend that a colleague of his had an identical accident a day or
two ago, I tried to ring the authorities to report a dangerously slippy
road. The Highways Agency said "not our problem: call the local
council"; the local council took details and said "nothing the HA will
do till the 29th; let's cross our fingers". What's the point of having
an emergency line if they can't *do* anything? More to the point, is
there anything I can do, preferably without making myself liable for any
personal damage or death which may result if another cyclist slips there?

Douglas de Lacey

Get a mate to take a ride down there, 'fall off' and issue legal proceedings against the council,
who have previously been informed of the hazard and can therefore be shown to have been negligent.
Councils tend to take more notice when it looks like costing them money...