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Post by aitch on May 27, 2023 16:06:29 GMT
Well, it's looking pretty at the moment as Spelthorne Council/Highway Maintenance appear to be taking part in No-Mow May.
A30 and London Road central reservations too.
Lots of interest for botanists, I should think. The bees seem to like it too.
No doubt the motorists will complain about the restricted view. Then there's the 'roundabouts should be flat concrete or short grass' crowd...
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Post by dans on May 27, 2023 17:52:07 GMT
Similar round my way last year, and indeed, people complained. Complaining is so much easier than engaging the brain.
Looking good though 👍
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Post by Ivor E Tower on May 27, 2023 19:33:16 GMT
Surrey County Council have cut right back on hedge cutting and mowing since the start of the pandemic (despite the work being outdoors). We also only get the grit boxes topped up once per year... yet they stil take ever-increasing amounts of council tax from us whilst giving us less in return each year. On some of the roundabouts near me, siliar to the Crooked Billet, the height and density of the grass (or whatever) is a significant hazard, restricting lines of sight
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Post by aitch on May 27, 2023 19:51:09 GMT
On some of the roundabouts near me, siliar to the Crooked Billet, the height and density of the grass (or whatever) is a significant hazard, restricting lines of sight The daft thing is, there should be no problem if they cut it twice a year (late spring, autumn), as you are supposed to with a meadow lawn. Chop it as the blooms start to die down, leave the cuttings where they fall for a few days so the seed heads fall off so they self-seed, then remove the cuttings to a council compost heap or whatever. That way it never gets above thigh height or so. |
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Post by Bipolar on May 29, 2023 14:46:56 GMT
We just got a roundabout where two highways cross. It replaced a four way stop.
I can't believe that with all the arrows and signs there are people that go
the wrong way and cause major traffic backups.
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Post by aitch on May 29, 2023 15:42:58 GMT
We just got a roundabout where two highways cross. It replaced a four way stop. I can't believe that with all the arrows and signs there are people that go the wrong way and cause major traffic backups. Wait till you get one like the Hatton Cross roundabout...
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Post by kate on May 29, 2023 17:17:04 GMT
We just got a roundabout where two highways cross. It replaced a four way stop. I can't believe that with all the arrows and signs there are people that go the wrong way and cause major traffic backups. Wait till you get one like the Hatton Cross roundabout...
I was there in simpler days, but I recall one of the first like that in Ruislip Manor where I took my driving test. That was fun! I passed. |
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Post by dorsetmike on May 29, 2023 17:26:50 GMT
Similar to the magic roundabout in Swindon
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Post by MJB on May 29, 2023 18:10:50 GMT
They're really not that complicated.
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Post by dorsetmike on May 29, 2023 18:32:19 GMT
I heard that Swindon tried testing the idea with white painted tractor tyres, the local yobs would shift them around overnight.
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Post by zou on May 29, 2023 19:40:13 GMT
They're really not that complicated. If folk are silly enough to think it's *a* roundabout rather than 5 them it might be too complex for them. |
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Post by andy on May 29, 2023 20:36:25 GMT
Maybe we should have a roundabout macro hunt? Most species wins a pair of Martin's old underwear.
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Post by MJB on May 29, 2023 20:45:30 GMT
Maybe we should have a roundabout macro hunt? Most species wins a pair of Martin's old underwear. Fewest species wins two pairs. |
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