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Old 12-11-2021, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
I have noticed that depending on lighting conditions and the background that gate arms can be hard to see. I would like the villages to try an experiment, take the top 5 or 6 locations for gate strikes, and paint these arms bright yellow or orange, and then see if the number of strikes drops.
Mrs Fox has great difficulty seeing the arms at dusk and a brighter color would certainly be of benefit to her.