Cat and Fiddle

Motoring back from Buxton on Saturday in driving Snow (it's a bit of a theme for me recently on the Cat and Fiddle) - and I got a good chance to think about the cash Cheshire East will be getting to spend on safety on this road.

This road has a reputation. A bad one. A lot of people die here - and the majority are thrill seekers who know the risks that they're taking.

This doesn't make it right. It doesn't mean they should break the law or put others in danger because of their recklessness, but it does mean that we should have a sensible conversation about whether this is good use of money.

Because of the circumstances of the accidents (ie - people are already aware of the danger and choose to continue their behaviour anyway) it is going to be very tricky to do anything about it. We don't just need to make people aware of what could happen - we need to completely re-educate them. I don't think this is going to be an easy task.

Are there other roads where the same amount of money could be used to save more lives? I think there probably are.

Of course, this discussion is academic as I expect that this is ringfenced money which can only be used for that purpose. But it's nice to get it out in the open anyway.