An action group has been set up to tackle lorries ignoring high-wind warnings on the Forth Road Bridge, following an unusually windy winter that saw two trucks blown over on the bridge and the crossing closed to high-sided vehicles for a total of 184 hours.
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA) will work with Transport Scotland, Fife Constabulary, Lothian and Borders Police, Central Scotland Police, Fife Council and City of Edinburgh Council to review procedures for dealing with
wind-susceptible vehicles on the bridge. Tony Martin, FETA convener, says: There's no easy solution, but we're determined to do what we can."
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