Greenery

Ah yes, Larkhall. Sophisticated, cosmopolitan, liberally-minded? Well perhaps not.

The Herald reports:

Following a spate of attacks over the past three-and-a-half years, protective wire grilles have been placed over every green traffic light in the Lanarkshire town of Larkhall.
Since January 2004, 205 traffic lights, the vast majority of them green, have been damaged or stolen - at a cost of nearly £17,000 to the public purse.
Those believed to have such an aversion to green are thought to be some teenage Larkhall residents with a preference for blue, white and red.

I particularly admired this explanation:

Last night, a South Lanarkshire Council spokesman said: "The council's traffic signal contractor has experienced problems with vandalism throughout the county and, as the green light is the lowest, this tends to be targeted the most.

Ingenious, but I don't think so ...