..could do with some of those in Ireland - esp. today! (17/03)
Romanian 'drunk pedestrian' warning signs scrapped after 'excessive media coverage'
Road safety chiefs in the town of Pecica,
worried about the “despairing” levels of accidents, had erected the
bright red signs, complete with the phrase “Attention - Drunks” throughout
the town.
The
council last week announced that the 10 red road signs, which also
showed a person crawling on their knees while clutching a glass in one hand,
had been erected in popular nightspot areas close to the city's bars and
restaurants
He said it was not motorists’ fault but blamed the town’s pedestrians, many of
whom were not able to look out for themselves as they walked around the
town, which is more than 300 miles west of the Romanian capital Bucharest,
of “other dangers” in the road.
He had said most of the accidents in the town, which has a population of about
13,000, were mainly caused by drunken revellers, with some even resulting in
fatalities.
Residents said they found the signs amusing.
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clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk
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