Sudden increase in broken glass?

neilp2000

I've been commuting Worthing to Bognor for the last couple of years, using the A259. This spring I have noticed far more broken glass along the entire route. Are people smashing more things, or have the council stopped sweeping the roads? Luckily I use tough tyres so have not had a puncture, but it would a lot of people off cycling. Grrr

ChrisLS

...I use cycle lanes frequently and broken glass on them is a huge problem.

You are correct broken glass does put people off cycling, it is often given as a reason for not riding a bike by some I have spoken to.

rolf_f

Less road sweeping I think - there is a stretch of roadside cycle lane I use that has had all sorts of grit on it for months. Obviously an easy way to cut costs.

The Rookie

On my ride through the Uni campus 2 broken bottles appeared after the weekends 'celebrations' - lots of glass, no PF so far!

Simon

SimonLyons

Warm weather,more people drinking outside, more broken bottles.
It always happens in Summer.

Particularly bad patches I clear up rather than let it annoy me every day as I pick my way through it, though Ihaven't had to do that for a while

gert_lush

I was only saying the other day (oh how old I sound) that there seems to be loads more glass around this year, Bristol seems to be littered with it, haven't seen a road sweeper for yonks so maybe they have been cut back, although soon there'll be enough to fill in the potholes!

greg66_tri_v2.0

Funny you should say that. Picked over a dozen small pieces out of nicks in my tyres this morning.

keyser__soze

Had a visit from the unmentionable fairy last night due to a reasonably small piece of glass embedding itself in my rear tyre at the lowest point of the Blackfriars underpass just after the tunnel Attributed it to the wet weather causing all sorts of crap to get moved about.