...and while they are it admonish the tooth fairy for failing to remove toddlers teeth before they hurt and Santa if he is slow delivering presents. :) On a more serious note - HSE doesn't fine councils, S3 doesn't extend that far and drivers should drive safely within the conditions. Perhaps simply getting in touch with the relevant councils would be a simpler option than invoking the HSE at every turn?

Actually, no they don't. The courts hand out any fines to councils prosecuted by the HSE. And..FFI isn't a fine, just in case it rears it's little head again.

Its not just the verges they are not ensuring trees are cut back forcing high vehicles into the oncoming traffic. I would love to arrest a member of Parliament however under new legislation they can take me in the middle of the night rescind my UK citizenship and either hold me indefinitely in an internment camp or deport me to another unregulated destination without even a trial. Thats better than even FFI.

Grass verges aren't a workplace so as Shineon says HASAWA doesn't apply. While we're at it can't we knowck down all those dreadful dry stone walls in Yorkshire Dales? I was quite unable to drive at the posted speed limit yesterday, John

It was a slow news day .... http://www.shetlandtimes...eath-traps-council-told/

O dear - I think the higways departments should rush out and close all these dangerouse roads until the grass has been cut! Be careful what you ask for their is more than one way to skin a cat as they say!

History of posting spoof subjects. Ignore such posts from OP.

In mya region, it is only verges that are maintained to one metre from the edge except where sight lines need to be maintained. (junctions etc). Only TWO cuts per year usually. Following quote from my local County Highways Unit about roads where there is no verge. (and there are plenty of those where I drive regularly.) "Hedges and banks" Where there are no verges and the roads are immediately bordered by a bank or hedge, we carry out a single swathe vertical cut of seasonal growth. However, the majority of hedges bordering the highway are privately owned. Landowners and occupiers have to maintain their boundary, except between 1 March and 31 July (bird nesting season) to make sure their hedge, tree or shrub does not obstruct highway users or lines of sight at junctions. Landowners must also remove any debris from the road surface to prevent nuisance and to stop it blocking surface water drainage systems." So maybe if you are looking for someone to prosecute, and I definitely wouldn't be, then perhaps you need to extend your brief somewhat! If there is a clear and obvious obstruction on the highway, or sight lines at junctions are obscured due to quick growth, then report by all means. Understanding just how prosecution of anyone would improve the current difficult situation is a difficult logic to follow.

Is this a serious topic? Is the OP having a joke? Lots of reasons for not cutting the grass. There must be lots other safety issues that need sorting out in the UK, before this. Its not practical.

Maybe the Moderators should take action. JJP

So don't the Moderators take action against Troll posters? Seems pretty obvious to me. JJP