Road signs for the plastered

Dear All,

No matter what happens in the country of my heart, whether it be horrendous blizzards, increasing unemployment, crashing recession, pathetic arguments between politicians, mayors being thrown behind bars and other such goings on that would make one feel depressed and disenchanted, well, you know you can always rely on the wonderful sense of Roumanian humour which never fails to shine through.

One question: if you were really trashed, could you read a sign and if you weren´t, would you be able to avoid a total nutter hammering down a narrow road in Arad County at 180km an hour (in the new Dacia SUV, o´course)?? Still, you´ve gotta laugh and give a round of applause for innovation!

This from Nine O´Clock:

Mayor invents new road sign for drunks

09.03.10 | by: Nine oClock | in: homenews

In order to ‘protect’ people who have had one glass too many and also to spare motorists from any bother, Petru Antal, the mayor of a town in Arad County, Pecica, has posted some unusual traffic signs. ‘Evenimentul Zilei’ says the new road signs can be seen in the vicinity of pubs and restaurants. The traffic signs have a rather humorous message, reading in red markings ‘Caution! Blasted individuals!’, complete with image of a man falling on all fours, dropping a bottle. The town has already got ten such markers posted next to main pubs and restaurants. Some think it’s a modern adaptation of older traffic signs such as ‘Deer Crossing!’ or ‘Cows Crossing!’ One thing is certain: after leaving most motorists baffled at first, the new traffic signs are bringing a smile to people’s faces.

The town of Pecica is 25 Km West of Arad City, on the N7 leading to the Nadlac border crossing point and has a population of 15,000. Up until 2004, when it was made a town, it had been the country’s largest rural locality.