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Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4
A friend of mine arcs up about roadside trees and in particular, overhanging "widow-maker" branches...I tend to agree, but his requirement for about 50 metres of cleared land either side of roads, is probably economically and politically unachievable! As long as you have people operating vehicles, there will be accidents and deaths.
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Aint gunna happen.
I have had a professional involvement in funding roads. Widening a rural road within a road reserve should be a 'no problem' upgrade, but the road reserve is seen as a wildlife refuge, and a corridor for the furry things to move from place to place.
As a result some widening doesn't happen, and/or happens more slowly and more expensively, and/or happens to a more limited extent.
In the city it might involve some or all of the above, with added noise walls ...