An anonymous reader sent DCist a series of photos of a D.C. Department of Public Works garbage truck driving through a recreation field in Rose Park in Georgetown last Saturday. The tipster described the truck as having hopped the curb to gain access to the “grass of a children’s play area” in the park, and wondered whether this was safe. No one was injured, but a baby carriage in the foreground of the images certainly drives the point home: should city garbage trucks really be driving across recreation areas where children might be running around, not paying attention?

DPW spokesperson Linda Grant said that while the garbage truck activity pictured in these photos is considered safe driving — crews are instructed to make sure no one is anywhere near their path before entering a park to collect trash from litter cans — the department will now be adopting a new policy.