No cost to taxpayer for turbine escorts

“Filoscratcher
# What a fool believes
# He sees
# No wise man has the power
# To reason away
- Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald”

“Dooyah, now you are talking semantics. You knew exactly what I was writing about, you know exactly why the AM was really saying this and you knew that the entire reason for this article was a veiled criticism from the AM about the whole wind turbine project.

As I said, grow up.”

“Philosorupture
Please read the article above.
Note that the news item does not indicate anything for or against wind turbines.
Note that the piece has nothing to do with the quality or durability of road surfaces.
Note that in my post of Saturday, December 1 2012, 8:35PM, I spell out to the previous poster why an AM has responded to a concern expressed.
Thank you for your interest.”

“Grow up Dooyah. If you were claiming that these vehicles damaged the road then it was a pathetic and uneducated attempt at stopping the project from happening, if not then your childish comment is hardly worth the little effort it took me to write this.”

“Many thanks for supplying details of your hobby.
Do you swap photos of roads with other road spotters?
I've got pictures of NASA Space Shuttle 'Atlantis' on its transportation rig from hangar to launch pad. The road surface is there in all of its glory.
Are there any Road Spotter DVDs for sale?”

“*Southern USA”

“I am not the strongest proponent for wind turbines, I would prefer solar glass windows being used on office buildings and each house having it's own solar panels. The wear and tear is specifically caused by the freezing and thawing in winter, and then those cracks gradually get bigger throughout the rest of the year. The winter is the seed of the issue.

In countries with a climate like Southern America, where their roads (not Highways) experience far larger, heavier and more traffic throughput, the roads do not suffer from wear and tear and the same scale as more Northern climates have to endure. Due to the lack of continual freezing and thawing they can use cheaper and less resilient substance for their tarmac and yet the roads remain in great condition for years.

There is a solution here but it comes at a super massive cost, motorway grade tarmac is very expensive and even in an economic boom we would be very pressed to be able to afford such an upgrade to our road network for Wales alone, let alone the far more vast network across the UK.

But anyhow, the key to stopping roads degrading begins and almost solely relies on stopping the micro cracks appear during the winter season. We are nowhere near solving that issue with a cost efficient solution. :(”

“Philosoraptor and i guess with climate change the weather is only going to get worse. lets get these wind turbines up and running ASAP.

BTW good bit of info there, well done”

“John Davies, there is no accelerated wear and tear. The roads are built to easily withstand the large vehicles passing through carrying this equipment.

Want to know what is by far the biggest contributor to wear and tear of roads? Weather. Fact. Supported by science. See laws of physics for proof, Google is a big place with lots of relevant information... I am sure you can find it for yourself with little difficulty.”

“The accelerated wear /damage to roads from these oversize loads is paid for by Joe public”