Tree Marked For Removal On Victoria Road, Saltaire

This tree is one of four trees at the junction of Victoria Road and Saltaire Road that Bradford Council plan to remove, to "reduce the number of traffic accidents at that junction".
Now I am all for road safety, who would not be.

These 4 trees are some yards from the road junction and are in my view not the reason for accidents that have happened at this junction. The reason is that drivers drive too fast for the road conditions that prevail in this popultated conservation area. Motorists also ignore the pedestrian crossing, I personally was almost hit by a young man on a motorbike at this crossing, the lights were on red and he drove straight over the crossing. Some drivers also ignore the STOP signage and line, when anyone does any one of these things an accident is far more likely.

This tree might not look like much, but in built up urban areas we and the wildlife need all the trees that we can get. A tree takes at least 100 years to grow to a decent size, you cannot just take an axe to one and perhaps plant another as a replacement nearby. Whenever a driver claims on his insurance that the tree he or she hit just appeared in front of the car, it did not move, it was not in the wrong. They most likely were not taking note and action depending on the conditions on the road at the time.

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