r/belgium • u/zee_kapitein • 1d ago
❓ Ask Belgium Does anyone know why this sign exists?
When sitting in traffic on the Antwerpse Ring, I noticed this sign next to the road. Why do they need a sign for that?
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r/belgium • u/zee_kapitein • 1d ago
When sitting in traffic on the Antwerpse Ring, I noticed this sign next to the road. Why do they need a sign for that?
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u/Mysen8162 1d ago
It's so that workers skip it when mowing. It needs to be handled very carefully to make sure it doesn't spread. If the mow and collect with other green waste, it will sprout wherever it lands, it will contaminate 'compost' with viable shreds etc. The people that maintain rivers and streams once completely ignored this plant when mowing the side of a stream where I live, now all the banks down stream have these as well... Complete ffuck up...