Last night, we took a walk through our residential area.
Our new development consists of five apartment buildings, each with five units spread across three levels. Nice buildings in Bauhaus style, with a penthouse apartment on the top floor, and the ground-floor units featuring terraces around the house and quite a bit of lawn. I assume there is a special right of use for the gardens.
The 30 km/h (about 20 mph) zone runs along these gardens, but the distance between the street and the gardens varies—sometimes wider, sometimes narrower. Where it’s wider, there are infiltration swales. A tree is planted every few meters.
So, we were walking along in the dark, and I noticed stakes by the roadside. My husband then saw electrical cables enclosing the area of a ground-floor apartment, running several meters directly along the street without any green strip, zigzagging along a tree. There are two cables—one at ankle height, the other at mid-calf level.
The electrical power supply unit is attached to a downpipe on the building and is clicking repeatedly.
Today, my husband saw that it’s an elderly couple who have a dog.
I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this... how would you handle the situation?
Our new development consists of five apartment buildings, each with five units spread across three levels. Nice buildings in Bauhaus style, with a penthouse apartment on the top floor, and the ground-floor units featuring terraces around the house and quite a bit of lawn. I assume there is a special right of use for the gardens.
The 30 km/h (about 20 mph) zone runs along these gardens, but the distance between the street and the gardens varies—sometimes wider, sometimes narrower. Where it’s wider, there are infiltration swales. A tree is planted every few meters.
So, we were walking along in the dark, and I noticed stakes by the roadside. My husband then saw electrical cables enclosing the area of a ground-floor apartment, running several meters directly along the street without any green strip, zigzagging along a tree. There are two cables—one at ankle height, the other at mid-calf level.
The electrical power supply unit is attached to a downpipe on the building and is clicking repeatedly.
Today, my husband saw that it’s an elderly couple who have a dog.
I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this... how would you handle the situation?
Is something like this even allowed directly on the street? Or is it obvious to anyone, even someone blind, that they are leaving public property?!
For the dog, it doesn’t matter; other animals are fenced in like this too. Animals quickly learn to recognize it, so it basically functions like a normal fence. A real dog could, of course, jump over it.
Since I come from a farm, the electrified wire was never dangerous for us. So why should it be dangerous for someone else? Still, the question remains whether it is even permitted.
For the dog, it doesn’t matter; other animals are fenced in like this too. Animals quickly learn to recognize it, so it basically functions like a normal fence. A real dog could, of course, jump over it.
Since I come from a farm, the electrified wire was never dangerous for us. So why should it be dangerous for someone else? Still, the question remains whether it is even permitted.
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Bauexperte10 May 2016 00:59Good evening Yvonne,
Best regards, Bauexperte
ypg schrieb:Always take the direct approach; that is, speak to them and then wait to see how things develop.
Today my husband noticed that it is an elderly couple who have a dog.
I am curious to hear your opinions on this... how you would proceed.
Best regards, Bauexperte
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Portoalegre10 May 2016 02:01These fences are NOT dangerous; otherwise, they would be prohibited.
Even if you hold a closed fist on the wire for several seconds, you only receive brief, mild shocks at intervals of about one per second. The current flowing during contact is very low, similar to a static discharge when getting out of a car or walking across a synthetic-fiber carpet.
Even if you hold a closed fist on the wire for several seconds, you only receive brief, mild shocks at intervals of about one per second. The current flowing during contact is very low, similar to a static discharge when getting out of a car or walking across a synthetic-fiber carpet.