Came across this set up on my trip in to Aberdeen City, today.
In fact, I saw it yesterday and didn't have my camera with me and couldn't believe my eyes.
Is someone having a joke or plain stupid?
Another view - just as bad.
I have one like that near me. I complained to council workmen I found lifting it and received this frustrating answer: "That's how they're supposed to be, mate. See, the long side of the hole runs with the road, and the bars in the grate run only one direction, the same." You can't argue with such profound stupidity. So I clapped him on the shoulder and said, "Come to the door at Christmas. I have a rather nice Essence of Prussic Violente on order from Transylvania. I'll save a bottle for you." His mate said, "Me too?" I assured him they were both welcome to a bottle of the Prussic.
It's on a narrow road with speeding cars and trucks just before a bottleneck. Last year a schoolboy walking on the sidewalk was killed by a truck a couple of paces away. I now ride on the sidewalk there because even fat tires could go through the grating, and then it won't be only bone-breakages, you could go under a car or a truck and finite.
