Riding with Loppers. Should I?

[DebW]

On my commute to work, there are a couple places where a long vine hangs down into the right shoulder area of the road where I'm riding. There is another place on a moderately busy road there a young tree is bent over into the bike lane. I have to move left to avoid these obstacles. It's never been a problem yet, but it could if traffic is heavy and the cars won't let me move over. Being strangled by a vine while cycling doesn't seem like a good way to go. I'm considering cycling with my loppers and a folding saw one day and removing these obstacle from the street. I do trail maintenance, so I've got the tools (some 13 inch 14 oz loppers). What do you all think? Should I go do it, call the town and ask them to (and wait months), should I be sneaky and do it after dark? I assume no one would object to cutting the vines (just one very long strand) but the tree might be different.

[Veronica]

I'd call the town. They might surprise you.

V.

[Geonz]

Call the town first. It lets them know that somebody actually notices that stuff.

Then give 'em a week and head out with the loppers.

I'm going to do the same thing with a broom... just gotta find the right pfhone humber... I want to rig up a big deck broom on my Racer, set up likea snowplow, but dont' have the skill or the tools. Our town's been known to get out within 2 days. YOu never know. (However, we'er not east cost...)

[mimitabby]

i have already been down my commute road with rose cutters to cut the blackberry vines.. they've grown more vines already since then.
Seattle is infested with these blackberries; if i waited for the city to do it...
well, they won't. They won't even cut down sick dangerous trees..
IMPOWER YOURSELF.

[Bicyclette]

I'd do what Geonz said - call the town and if they don't do anything - do it yourself!


Pat

[tulip]

If you lived in DC, I'd say lop away! They wouldn't get around to it anytime soon.

However, seeing as you live in Wayland...(I used to live in Newton), I think they have the resources--financial and personnel--to respond to a request for a trim.

If not, however, I'd lop.