Grass verges obscuring view
Discussion
Morning.
There’s an A road near me that has a public footpath junction and also a fairly busy Junction About 200m away.
The cow parsley is so high I’ve nearly been run over twice whilst trying to cross.
Further down, there have been several bad accidents from people pulling out on to the road (it’s 60mph on that part of thr A road).
The local FB group is now aflame with others complaining about same. The farmer’s wife has waded in saying its Highways responsibility to cut the 1m border from the edge of the road and farmers cannot spend time and money trimming the verges.
I thought it was the landowner’s responsibility?
I’m not a winger usually about stuff like this but it is really dangerous.
The council told me it was the farmers responsibility.
Ta.
There’s an A road near me that has a public footpath junction and also a fairly busy Junction About 200m away.
The cow parsley is so high I’ve nearly been run over twice whilst trying to cross.
Further down, there have been several bad accidents from people pulling out on to the road (it’s 60mph on that part of thr A road).
The local FB group is now aflame with others complaining about same. The farmer’s wife has waded in saying its Highways responsibility to cut the 1m border from the edge of the road and farmers cannot spend time and money trimming the verges.
I thought it was the landowner’s responsibility?
I’m not a winger usually about stuff like this but it is really dangerous.
The council told me it was the farmers responsibility.
Ta.
Local council highways will normally own a strip of the verge alongside every road (unless old roads have been widened in the past or are historic routes limited by ancient buildings etc), so I’d suggest the farmer is correct in saying it isn’t his responsibility. If it were an overhanging hedge or tree causing the sight line blockage then it would be more of an issue for the farmer.
Our Council/Highways has been letting grass grow on roundabout approaches to slow traffic down. For them it's a win/win - make traffic stop and temper the maniac drivers.
On my drive home I get into the right hand lane on a dual carriageway and get into a slip road to turn across oncoming traffic. With the warm weather and rain, the grass has grown from 1ft to 6ft so that I have minimal view of oncoming 50mph traffic. The only way to handle it is to best guess a gap and floor it.
On my drive home I get into the right hand lane on a dual carriageway and get into a slip road to turn across oncoming traffic. With the warm weather and rain, the grass has grown from 1ft to 6ft so that I have minimal view of oncoming 50mph traffic. The only way to handle it is to best guess a gap and floor it.
There's a small, lone plant growing through the railing next to a pedestrian crossing at a junction I use every day, a large weed effectively, not one that's been positioned there through some kind of horticultural specificity of intent.
But it's getting quite bushy, and is exactly where it blocks your view of traffic coming over the slight crest in the road if you're sat at the junction looking for a gap to pull out into.
I'm becoming very inclined for it to have an unfortunate encounter with some weedkiller or secateurs.
But it's getting quite bushy, and is exactly where it blocks your view of traffic coming over the slight crest in the road if you're sat at the junction looking for a gap to pull out into.
I'm becoming very inclined for it to have an unfortunate encounter with some weedkiller or secateurs.
paulrockliffe said:
All the grass-cuttery people seem to be jumping on the latest fashion, it's no-mow-may apparently, which is a great excuse not to do your job for a month while still being paid.
Our local council does No Mow May, which basically means all the grass in the village looks like crap for 90% of the year. Last year they didn't start cutting the grass again until July and as they don't pick up the cut grass, it just lies on top until it rots away. Rubbish tends to get stuck in the long grass too, and some dog owners use it as an excuse to not pick their crap as they can't find it. But yeah, think of the bees 
mcflurry said:
paulrockliffe said:
All the grass-cuttery people seem to be jumping on the latest fashion, it's no-mow-may apparently, which is a great excuse not to do your job for a month while still being paid.
No mow May would be fine if it didn't turn it into "no mow millenium" 
The council and farmer need to have a chat then. It'll only happen as and when someone pays the ultimate price otherwise! Or if any locals have a portable hedge trimmer, they could anonymously trim the offending plants to a safer level. They absolutely shouldn't have to but it's in the interest of safety.
RazerSauber said:
The council and farmer need to have a chat then. It'll only happen as and when someone pays the ultimate price otherwise! Or if any locals have a portable hedge trimmer, they could anonymously trim the offending plants to a safer level. They absolutely shouldn't have to but it's in the interest of safety.
A chap in our village tried that. He asked for permission from the council, but couldn't get an answer, so did an excellent job cutting back some verges and hedges. Sure enough, he got a letter from the council soon after telling him to desist, due to H&S, bees etc.Red9zero said:
RazerSauber said:
The council and farmer need to have a chat then. It'll only happen as and when someone pays the ultimate price otherwise! Or if any locals have a portable hedge trimmer, they could anonymously trim the offending plants to a safer level. They absolutely shouldn't have to but it's in the interest of safety.
A chap in our village tried that. He asked for permission from the council, but couldn't get an answer, so did an excellent job cutting back some verges and hedges. Sure enough, he got a letter from the council soon after telling him to desist, due to H&S, bees etc.vikingaero said:
Our Council/Highways has been letting grass grow on roundabout approaches to slow traffic down. For them it's a win/win - make traffic stop and temper the maniac drivers.
Maniac drivers? You mean people observing diligently enough to see if they can join a roundabout without pointlessly stopping at the line to the annoyance of everyone else on the road who’s not a total w)£&ker?Vron said:
Another accident there this morning. Ambulances in attendance. Apparently, it has been reported to the Council 12 times since 30th April.
My old Landie is high enough that I can see over most of the verges near us, so you have to very wary of lower cars ahead that have to slow or stop at the junctions. Even our CX5 isn't quite tall enough to get a proper view. fatjon said:
vikingaero said:
Our Council/Highways has been letting grass grow on roundabout approaches to slow traffic down. For them it's a win/win - make traffic stop and temper the maniac drivers.
Maniac drivers? You mean people observing diligently enough to see if they can join a roundabout without pointlessly stopping at the line to the annoyance of everyone else on the road who’s not a total w)£&ker?
K4sper said:
roundabout near me where the have actually planted substantial shrubbery on the verge leading up to the roundabout deliberately in order to obscure the view and force approaching vehicles to slow down
link here
absolutely ridiculous. WTF is wrong with the people making decisions like this.link here
There's a soon-to-be-serious-injury-trap on the A4155 roundabouts above the A404 where we live.
Bucks Co. Council come ONCE a year to cut back the weeds so when you pull up and do the inevitable look right, all you see are weeds unless you barely pull forward with the nose of your car.
Really take your life into your own hands.
Bucks Co. Council come ONCE a year to cut back the weeds so when you pull up and do the inevitable look right, all you see are weeds unless you barely pull forward with the nose of your car.
Really take your life into your own hands.
fatjon said:
K4sper said:
roundabout near me where the have actually planted substantial shrubbery on the verge leading up to the roundabout deliberately in order to obscure the view and force approaching vehicles to slow down
link here
absolutely ridiculous. WTF is wrong with the people making decisions like this.link here
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