Personally, I don't think so, but there are some Councils (mine included) who are proposing this. What do you think?
ps this IS a serious question, unlike most of my others!
2006-10-31 04:40:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No, I don't think they should be banned. It is a reminder to me to slow down and pay attention to all around me. All people grieve differently, this may be that family's way.
2006-10-31 04:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by highchaparral2006 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time these tributes are marking a fatality at a major accident black-spot. Some areas have 2 or 3 separate sets of flowers to mark individual deaths.
I've always questioned whether one of the sets of flowers is for someone who was laying flowers for an earlier death. Is it wise to sit at the side of a dangerous junction on a main road?
Any proposal to ban this will be for safety reasons. Perhaps the council can plant a tree nearby, but out of danger and dedicate it to the memory of the deceased?
People just want somewhere to pay their respects.
2006-10-31 13:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by Cracker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I am sensitive to relatives but let it be a small plaque or a single bush tree etc,Near where I live a man was knifed to death and the memorial covers a full 16 feet approx fence,I believe the man was one of the local villains,Now they have built new houses on the opposite side off the road,I am sure I would not like to look out at a memorial 24/7,but a small tribute is just as effective.
2006-10-31 16:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by Francis7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think that they can be a distraction on the road in some cases. While most are not, it is not possible to easily define which one can and cannot be a distraction. The other day there were a bunch of kids laying a floral memorial at a roadside and one almost got hit by a passerby.
It's a strange thing I just don't get. Most of us don't lay wreaths and flowers at the hospital rooms of departed family, why the road? I'm not trying to be callous, but if it were my family I'd prefer to try to forget, not remember, that area where someone I knew lost a life.
2006-10-31 12:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Stumpy 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Often the site of the accident becomes a shrine with not only flowers but often photographs and personal items being included.
Although it will be difficult to implement I agree with those councils who have now decided to limit the length of time these tributes may be displayed.
2006-11-01 11:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by trudi b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if they did they wouldn't be able to enforce it.
All the council could do is go and clean the site intermittantly but people are going to keep replacing the tribute.
If someone's died, the council aren't then going to go round to the parents and fine them for putting down flowers. Well, I hope they wouldn't. That might cause a bit of an uproar.
But I sort of agree, it does cause a bit of a distraction.
2006-10-31 12:46:59 · answer #6 · answered by C T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! how insensative is that? why cant the councils just get off their back sides and actually do something that is helpful to our communities? these sort of things wind me up sooo much. There are far more important issues, im sure it doesnt take a genius to work it out.they must just be twiddling their thumbs up there for something to do that is not too difficult to sort out.GOD!!!
Why dont the council sort the road out so there is no need for any flowers to be left there!!??x
2006-10-31 12:54:03 · answer #7 · answered by m 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
And unlike most of mine, this is a serious answer.
Keep them, they act as a reminder regarding those who have lost their lives, where, how, etc, and give loved ones a place to grieve.
You don't see the ones you fly past at speed, so they don't distract you.
When stuck in traffic however, they make you think.
God bless em, they are probably more effective than cameras.
2006-10-31 12:59:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO!!! I think they are a lovely way of showing love and sympathy for someone. When a 4 year old boy was killed on a zebra crossing outside my home a couple of years ago the whole community was in shock. The fences each side of the crossing had over a hundred bouquets and small cuddly toys tied to them.
It was a lovely tribute.
2006-10-31 12:46:05 · answer #9 · answered by nettyone2003 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No I think it will be really insensitive especially for all those people who die in crashes etc... that is not their fault. Its the last place that they were alive and people can pay their respects. I think it would be tragic if this was to happen. Why can't the councils do something more constructive!!
2006-10-31 12:45:25 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa P 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋