Force Orders 1937

X To be Circulatedto a11 No. 13 Ranks of the CheshireConstabulary. 7th Apri1,1937. STATISTICALINUESTIGAT20NOF ROAD TRAFFICACCIDENTS. The Ministerof Transportbas decidedto discontinue�rom 1st Apri1 1937,the uae of FormsF.S. 90 (specialReportof Road TrafficAccident),consequently GeneralOrderNo. 28 dated 27thMarch,1936 and CircularMemorandumNo. 35 dated 15th October,1936,are cancelledfrom thatdate. A new form o� Report (FormF.S. 98) of which to recordcertain particularsregardinga11 fatalaccidents,accidentsinvolvingper onalinjury,and accidentein which road conditionsare allegedto be a eauseor contributorycause, wi11 be broughtinto operationin respectof accidentsoccurringon and aftar1st Apri1,1937. Theseformswi11 be made out in duplicate,end both copiecsubmitted � to this Office,fromwhere they wi11 be distributedto the HighwayAuthorityconcerned as rogardsCountyand DistrictRoads,and to the Ministryo� Transportaa regards TrunkRoads. A list o� roadsin the County,which from 1st instantbecameTrunkRoads .underthe controlof the Ministerof Transport,is givenbolow,and enclosedherewith is a list oP the TruckRoadsin the Country. This listwi11 be retainedby% superintendents. Divisional Road Area 'Ministryof Transport GeneralDasotiptionof RouteClassification Number CoalpitViii(staffa) - lawtonGateA.5011 Whitchurch(salop)- Tushing amBy-pass-A.41 Handley- ChesterRing Road MIDLAMD NORTH- Buxton- Whaley Bridge- Stockport 4.6 17EST RN Rode He th- HolmesChapel- Knutsford- A.50 Mere - Y{arrington ChesterRing Road - GreatSuttonBy-pass- A.41 EasthamBy-pass- Bromborough- Birkenhead Wrexham- Pulford- Chester A.483 Chester= StamfordBridge- Yrestof Tarvia . A.51 Tax'vinBy-pass- Ke1sa11- Delanere A.54 Dalamere- Hartford- NorthtiaichBy-pass- Tab1ey A.556 Infe ior- Mere - junctionwith A.56 Junctionwith A.556 - Altrincham- Stretford A.56 Vrithregardto Countyand DistrictRoads,enquiry�ri11haveto ba made 1oca11yae to whethertha road on which an accidentoccursis under the control of the CountyCouncilor the 1oca1Council. Tho generalrule is that the main road in an Orban Districtis a TrunkRoad or underthe controlof tha CountyCouncil, and the otherroadsunderthe DistrictCouncil,but this doeanot applyin everyoase. Unolassifiedroadsin Rura1Districtsare CountyRoads. (1) . No. 13 7thApri1,1937. (SHEETNo. 2.) The Constablemaki.ngoutthe AocidentReporton Form1.23wi11be responsiblefor makingoutthe FormsF.S. 98,and particularattentionis drawn to the aotesprintedon the backof the latterForm. Beforemakingoutthe FormsF.S. 98,the Constablewi11make enquiries. as to whetherthe accidentoccurredon a TruckRoad,CountyRoad or DistrictRoad and theAuthoritycontrolling the road,and he w�11make an entryinred inkat the top oP eachformas foU w (a)If a TrunkRoad "Tr nkRoad." . i Forme 1.23. ( )If a Road controlledby the CountyCouncil (c)If a Road controlledby a DistrictCouncil UCheshireCountyCouncilHighway .Authority." "saleBoroughHighwayAuthority." "BebingtonU.D.HighwayAuthority"etc.. In orderto enabletho particularson FormsF.S. 98 to be checkedat this Office,the followingfurtherparticularwsill be en,�tereodn Foin1.23:- (a) In Column2 wi11be enteredwhetherTrunkRoad or naineof appropriateHighwayAuthori.ty. ( ) In Co1umn6 w111 be ent�redthe agesof the driverso� vehicles involved,statingafterthe age (E)for estimatedage,or (S) for statedage. (c) In Co1umn9 wi11 be enteredpart cular of pedestrianskilled or injured,in additionto personson the vehiclesand the age of , the pedestrianmust be given,statingwhetherthe age is estimated. or statedas in ( )above. It must be understoodthatFormsF.S. 98 must be carefullycheckedat DivisionalHeadquartersbeforebeingforwardedtothis Office. �