Given the amount of rubbish that lies alongside the roads these days, it's good to see someone doing something about it.
This scene on the A35 near Poole, though, seemed a good indication of why it doesn't happen very often. The bill for getting two guys to pick up some litter must be quite impressive.
The scene, involving a near-stationary convoy of five vehicles unfolded like this:
Van 1, with lane-closed warning on the back...
Van 2, with lane-closed warning on the back...
Van 3, with lane-closed warning on the back...
(these are three separate vehicles - blow the pictures up and check the registrations)
Vehicle 4: Truck with lane-closed warning on the back and heavy-duty bumper...
And finally... the action: the guys picking up litter, accompanied by vehicle 5.
So the picking up of roadside litter by a couple of people seems to require five vehicles and five drivers.
Might there just be a slightly more cost-effective way of enabling a two-person litter pick?
I have one suggestion – which is not facetious, but I am sure would stand no chance at all of being taken up: conduct the operation entirely on the verge, with two people picking up litter and another using a quad bike and trailer to take it away.
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