Funny Old World!

[sir.prize]

Is this wise spending of the council tax income?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22158829

[Nibble]

Just been reported on BBC 1 News, Swindon becomes a National gaffe. LOL

[chaptazbru]

Looks like an April Fool's joke, only it's not !

[Svejk]

Wiped the smile off his face;
http://www.noddy.com/lib/images/about/noddy_car.jpg

[Nibble]

More like a unicycle, trigs, especially with only a 13.3cm gap as a carriageway.

[Svejk]

Stop being sensible, trig. :)

[FredPuli43]

There's a cycle lane in Long Road, Cambridge, that is not long enough to accommodate the average bike, but rules is rules! At least this Council is querying the enthusiasm of their contractors.

[sir.prize]

It's their mentality that needs questioning.

[dave50]

Local authorities very seldom spend any of our money 'wisely'.

[Old_Geezer]

Unless a minimum width is specified I suspect the thought was, "I have no remit not to paint here too, will get into trouble if I don't." Anyway clearly you could park a bike there. Roller skates and skateboard also.

[youngmafbog]

Not the first time, won't be the last.

It is the contractors rather than the council though

[McMouse]

It's part of a "Job Creation Scheme". When they've finished with alleyways, they plan to paint direction arrows on lamp posts showing which end has the light.

[mikey4444]

When a Contractor is given a job to do by the Council, it wouldn't be reasonable to expect that an official from the said Council would remain with the gang all day, every day. I would like to see the men who did the line painting, or better still, the foreman or manager being interviewed by John Humphries, or perhaps Paxo.

Surely common sense should have applied in this case ?

[AlwaysConfused]

the council gave them the work to carry out, the contractors probably looked at the job and thought what the hell, they'll get paid anyway.

[AlwaysConfused]

This picture does not do justice to the totally awful work carried out, but I couldn't believe my eyes one morning:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6726149.stm