A council has been slammed for the ‘barmy’ decision to install 60 bollards outside a Birmingham primary school.
Locals were left literally scratching their heads after spotting the spectacle on the A38 Bristol Road between Longbridge and Northfield.
Some claim the ‘unnecessary eyesore’ could actually prove dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians trying to navigate the street.
Mum-of-one Jessica Grant, 38, who lives nearby, said: ‘We’re all for traffic safety around a primary school but this just looks like a weird slalom of posts more suited to the Winter Olympics.
‘A simple fence or some barriers along the side of the road would have done the job but this is surely more expensive.
‘It’s an absolute eyesore too and if anything could prove more dangerous for cyclists or pedestrians trying to navigate it.
‘Delivery drivers have also been unable to park up and I hear parents have had difficulties too.
‘I’ve never seen anything …