Council may micro-chip road signs to stop theft

Cork County Council is considering micro-chipping some road signs in an effort to stop metal thieves stealing them and putting motorists’ lives at risk.

Council officials have also been urged to replace metal signs with heavy duty plastic ones — which would have no scrap value.

The issue was debated in County Hall yesterday after a spate of sign thefts in the county, including some chevron warning signs erected as a safety measure after a young man lost his life in a traffic accident in the Glanmire area.