Councillor Ray Stevens, council infrastructure portfolio holder, has been a long-time advocate to get some sort of controls imposed on the intersection washers.
He said the poll result doesn't surprise him.
"I know some on council don't think these people are annoying or intimidating, but other folk have told me they do find them intimidating," Mr Stevens said.
"The point is all our contractors have to have traffic safety management plans in place when they're working on our streets and roads, so I can't see why these characters are treated any differently."
He said changes to the Health and Safety at Work Act, effective from April 1, could have some bearing on the random washers.