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08 Dec 05

Fines for UK bridge bashing soon to be law

UK drivers who collide with bridges face six penalty points on their licences under changes to the Road Safety Bill which are in the final stages of debate in the House of Lords. There have been calls for fines for "bridge bashing" for many years and the new amendments would introduce fines of up to US$8,670. Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Lord Bradshaw proposed the measures following publication of the government's most "bashed bridges" table. Barrowby Road railway bridge in Lincolnshire has been hit more than 150 times and contributes to the US$17 million cost of delays to the rail industry, reports Network Rail.

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