I know that the decision was made not to cut grass in medians and on the sides of road as often as they used to so that they can save some money, but it is getting ridiculous. I have a car, not a truck or SUV, therefore I am lower to the ground. In the last few days I have been at 2 stop signs, 1 in St. Mary's and 1 in Charles, where I could not see over the grass to see if a car was coming before pulling out. I literally had to pull into the intersection to see. I am all for saving money, but not when it impacts safety.

This should go in my Peeve thread because this annoys me, too.

Cut the damn grass!!! And pull up those baby trees growing in the median strips while you're at it.

This weekend neighbors got together and cut the grass on the sides of our 5+ mile long paved road. We hit the intersections and then some, just too many close calls. Got tired of waiting for DOT. :whistle:

Md needs to get some of these prisoners out of their lush hotel rooms and get em cuttin the grass... It really looks good to see the grass 2' high in Maryland...

I know that the decision was made not to cut grass in medians and on the sides of road as often as they used to so that they can save some money, but it is getting ridiculous. I have a car, not a truck or SUV, therefore I am lower to the ground. In the last few days I have been at 2 stop signs, 1 in St. Mary's and 1 in Charles, where I could not see over the grass to see if a car was coming before pulling out. I literally had to pull into the intersection to see. I am all for saving money, but not when it impacts safety.

It totally looks like crap around here, they've only cut once this year and that was over 2 months ago. I just noticed yesterday that the grass towers over the fire hydrants. And you're right, when I drive hubby's car I can't see when pulling out of some intersections which is definitely a big issue. So glad we're taxed to all hell for our streets look like we live in the ghetto. I can't cut the grass down our road because it's a windy 2 lane road with no shoulder and all wooded embankments.

Md needs to get some of these prisoners out of their lush hotel rooms and get em cuttin the grass... It really looks good to see the grass 2' high in Maryland...

great idea...... cant pick up trash till the grass is cut!!!! .... and it done with weedeaters!! :evil:

I know that the decision was made not to cut grass in medians and on the sides of road as often as they used to so that they can save some money, but it is getting ridiculous. I have a car, not a truck or SUV, therefore I am lower to the ground. In the last few days I have been at 2 stop signs, 1 in St. Mary's and 1 in Charles, where I could not see over the grass to see if a car was coming before pulling out. I literally had to pull into the intersection to see. I am all for saving money, but not when it impacts safety.

Have you noticed how the idiots at SHA keep accepting road designs that call for all kinds of landscaping yet after the roads are built, SHA fails to keep them up? For the last 5 years I've had to contact Sen. Dyson to have SHA cut the friggin' grass in the median strip along 235 in the California to Lex Park corridor. It seems to be the only way to get SHA to do anything! But, it does work!

Same here and I'm in Calvert. Been like that for several weeks now. Deer aren't as visible before running out in front of you either!!

Same here and I'm in Calvert. Been like that for several weeks now. Deer aren't as visible before running out in front of you either!!

No worries!!!! Us rich people that live here in this real fine state of MD will soon be paying more taxes...so the grass will be beautiful and trimmed neatly. Oh yeah, and the roads will be paved beautifully, with straight yellow lines.... I just can't wait~~! :killingme :sarcasm:

No worries!!!! Us rich people that live here in this real fine state of MD will soon be paying more taxes...so the grass will be beautiful and trimmed neatly. Oh yeah, and the roads will be paved beautifully, with straight yellow lines.... I just can't wait~~! :killingme :sarcasm:

Yeah, as if the entire tax increase wasn't already bound to the Universities to pay the in-state tuition for illegals and car payments for entitled classes. Should be a good year for BMW and Mercedes dealerships since these two-year-old cars are so 'last-year'!

It's tall enough now they could cut it and bale it. Oh wait a minute, then they'd want to tax farmer brown for doing it, then tax him again if he sold it....

It's tall enough now they could cut it and bale it. Oh wait a minute, then they'd want to tax farmer brown for doing it, then tax him again if he sold it....

And tax his income increase, AND tax his gas, AND tax his vehicles...

Have you noticed how the idiots at SHA keep accepting road designs that call for all kinds of landscaping yet after the roads are built, SHA fails to keep them up? For the last 5 years I've had to contact Sen. Dyson to have SHA cut the friggin' grass in the median strip along 235 in the California to Lex Park corridor. It seems to be the only way to get SHA to do anything! But, it does work!

Keep it up. We need to make our elected officials and our tax dollars work for US, not the other way around!

a) Send an e-mail to any of the print/networks...
Tell them the time & date that you will be mowing the SHA "fields" with your faithful 22 inch craftsman.
b) Put up a sign beside the road as you mow...regarding Taxes and Democratic redistribution of your wealth.

Bingo:
Our Fluff reporters will gladly run a 45 sec bit, spell your name wrong, and sign on live from "The Eastern Shore"...but, it will get noticed.

TEA.

I just got home. As I turned onto the street I live on, I saw the beautiful bright orange "Mowing Ahead" sign. :yahoo: :lol:

I actually feel bad for the guys because it's hotter than hell out there today. But it sure looks so much better around here, no longer has that ghetto-like feeling I mentioned in my earlier post.

I was thankful the wind was blowing today when i got to the intersection with tall grass that I use daily...it lowered the grass enough so that I could see and not take my life into my hands by pulling out in front of someone.

In LaPlata, right now, the view is obstructed by grass, as you come out of Quailwood Parkway onto very busy Hawthorne Road (MD Route 225).

:shrug: Every time I have a problem seeing over the grass on a state road I fill out the form on the SHA website and it's taken care of within a day or two. I could just be lucky but I think they take visibility and sight distance seriously.

Here's the link: Maryland State Highway Administration(SHA) Request for Service (http://marylandsha.force.com/customercare/request_for_service)