Arghhhhh! Don't they know about the deficit!

We like people to be safe, don't we? Of course! Today whilst driving along the A24 I noticed a tractor cutting the verges. Very sensibly, stationed behind it was a vehicle with a 12 foot high flashing sign and an impact absorbing device on the rear. Well, you can't be too careful. But oh, I suppose it is theoretically possible in broad daylight with good visibility to miss a 12 foot high flashing sign. Tell you what, just to be doubly sure, let's station another vehicle 100 yards back with another flashing sign. And, sure enough, 100 yards further down, there it was, another vehicle.

Comforted that my local council take the safety of drivers and grass-cutting staff very seriously, I drove on. Then I passed another vehicle a further 100 yards on. Flashing signs etc. Then another. Then another!!!

In what world exactly do the council road safety staff think it necessary to station four, yes FOUR, vehicles behind a tractor cutting the verges?

I would love to have been a fly on the wall in that meeting:

"We've decided we should have a special impact absorbing vehicle with a 12 foot flashing sign behind the tractor."
"Good idea. But what if a driver is a distracted. They might be from a racial minority. They might not see it until it's too late, and then they might sue us for not considering the needs of racial minority drivers."
"Good point. I'll tell you what, we'll station an extra safety vehicle 100 yards further back. When the racial minority driver sees that, then they will know to look out ahead for the main safety vehicle."
"Good idea. But what if the racial minority driver is distracted when passing extra safety vehicle. They might be gay. And then they might not see the main safety vehicle until it's too late, and then they might sue us for not considering the needs of gay racial minority drivers."
"Good point. I'll tel you what, we'll station an extra extra safety vehicle behind the extra safety vehicle. When the gay racial minority driver sees that, then they wil know to look out for the extra safety vehicle ahead warning them of the main safety vehicle."
"Good idea. But what if the gay racial minority driver is distracted when passing the extra extra safety vehicle. They might be a women. And then they might not see the main safety vehicle until it's too late, and then they might sue us for not considering the needs women gay racial minority drivers."
"Good point. I'll tell you what, we'll station an extra extra extra safety vehicle behind the extra extra safety vehicle behind the extra safety vehicle. When the women gay racial minority driver sees that, then they will know to look out for the extra extra safety vehicle warning them of the extra safety vehicle warning them of the main safety vehicle."
"That should do it."
"Mmmm."
"Won't that be rather expensive."
"Is that the sandwich van......"