Spraying against weeds with Round-Up

Spraying against weeds with Round-Up, a photo by Vilseskogen on Flickr.

On a Rutgers parking lot, I caught this scene a few weeks ago. I wonder, why do we really have to kill these poor little carpetweeds and other weeds? It is not like the car tires will slip on them, right? It is all because we think green on the black will look bad? Look untended and dirty?

After the spraying....

weed kill with poison, a photo by Vilseskogen on Flickr.

...the roadside is no longer alive. Seen in Franklin Township, along Cozzens Lane.