I find this rather strange---Its only me---but tractors have huge lug wheels and they pick up mud very easily-- going from field to field cross road ways would slow down the work because workers would have to clean the roads. I never heard of anything like this in the States--I'm sure the tractors we drove left mud on the roadways. "Geo." <[email protected]> wrote: Transcribed by Ann Selchick. Geo. CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND HERALD, MARCH 1, 1958 MUD ON ROAD CAUSED ACCIDENT _____ TRACTOR DRIVERS FINED AT HACKTHORPE. A warning to farmers to see that their men observed the recently made by-law requiring them to remove mud deposited on the road by farm vehicles, was issued by Major E. W. HASELL, presiding at Hackthorpe Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Two farm workers, Walter Smith TWIGG (21) and Dennis BROCKBANK, both of Bedlands Gate, Newby, were summoned for failing to remove from the road mud which had fallen on to the road from tractors, of which they were in charge. Inspector HOWE (prosecuting) sais that P. C. DEWSNAP visited Little Strickland to complete an accident report. A motor cyclist, Keith STOCKDALE, High Hall, Little Strickland, said he had fallen from his machine as a result of mud on the road. He sustained a slight injury. Visiting the scene of the accident, the constable found that for about 100 yards the road was covered with mud, to a depth of half-an-inch in some places. The mud commenced at the entrance to a turnip field and had been brought on to the road by tractors. It was obvious the mud had taken several days to accumulate and that no effort had been made to clear any of it away. When defendants were interviewed, TWIGG said: “At this time of year you cannot help it.” BROCKBANK said: “You cannot help fetching mud on the road at this time of year.” Later he said to TWIGG”We had better go and clear it up this afternoon.” Both defendants wrote admitting the offence and saying it was impossible to avoid carrying mud on to the road at this time of year. Announcing fines of 10s each, the chairman, Major HASELL, said farmers should see that their men were informed that they should not allow mud to remain on the roads. __________ "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message