
Originally Posted by
creativ
I think the trees are being chopped because it poses risk to motorist.. i.e. lightning strike, strong winds, etc. Imagine yourself waiting at the traffic lights in bad weather... I always have this phobia that those tall tress will fall on top of my car.
I also notice a few months back, they chopped this black trunk trees along the roads near Summit. Whenever there were strong winds these trees (with black trunks ones) are more incline to have broken branches. You'll notice many branches on the road after a storm.