It replaces a former roundabout at Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, and the city council have organised the event. The party includes light refreshments and will be hosted by council transport leader Gordon Mackenzie.
But local councillor Gordon Buchan attacked the plans. He said: "I'm never short of something to say but it left me a bit stumped for words when I heard that we will be having a party over a new set of traffic lights. I have heard many things as a councillor but this has to be one of the most bizarre.
"Will we all gather round and sing happy birthday to these traffic lights, send a card and tell them we hope they get to university? It just shows how out of touch some people at the council are when they do this at a time when roads budgets are pressurised."
p.s thats not a picture of the traffic light in questions :P
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ReplyDeleteBut it is a traffic light in Edinburgh! ;)
Will it be a traffic light party? Will they be seeing who does and doesn't want to get it on?
ReplyDeleteNoooo, Ratz beat me to it!
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, there was nothing wrong with that roundabout at all. I'd be willing to bet there will be far more congestion in all directions now that we've got a junction with lights instead.
In contrast to this, the pack of stunted neanderthals which make up Oxford city council have decided to get rid of several sets of traffic lights and replace them with roundabouts instead. For the cyclists and pedestrians they've just disenfranchised they're introducing "courtesy crossings"; like there's much courtesy at 8:30am. This is also just after putting traffic lights AT another roundabout.
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