Story behind mysterious green road spots that showed up overnight
Mystery green spots that appeared on a road are a traffic calming measure by Britain's only Green Party-led city council.
The dots on Greville Road in Bedminster in Bristol were painted overnight this week, leaving locals baffled.
Various theories were rumored to be behind them and Bristol City Council initially said it was 'investigating'.
But it has now been confirmed they were painted after a joint effort between community members and the Green-led council.
Chair of the transport and connectivity committee, councillor Ed Plowden, said the dots were a way of improving "safety in the area".
He said: "The newly added green markings are part of a community-led traffic calming scheme in partnership with the council, following requests from residents to reduce through-traffic and improve safety in the area.
"The project is similar to several other creative traffic calming schemes in South Bristol and has also included the installation of planters. Creative road marking has been used for several years right across Bristol."
The green dots are believed to be between 30cm to 1.2m in diameter
Plowden further added that even though residents in the area had been consulted about the markings in 2023, "this part of the project needed to wait until the road was resurfaced, which took place as part of our citywide maintenance recently".
Tracy Francis, who lives on the road and often cycles around the area, was concerned about what these dots meant for her as a cyclist.
The road in question, according to Francis, was already "slippery" and she was scared that the addition of these circles would mean that her "bike tires will slide away", especially when the roads were wet.
She told Bristol24/7: "I asked the people who installed them whether they knew what they were for. But they didn't.
"I do know that the people who have moved into this area want to stop cars coming up and down here."
The green dots can be spotted on various stretches of Greville Road
Another resident also denied knowing anything about the intention behind these markings, but confirmed that it had caused a "stir" in the neighbourhood.
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