Romanian town puts up "Beware of drunks" signs
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:02 amhttp://www.theage.com.au/world/beware-o ... -q1k8.html
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Road safety chiefs, worried about the ''despairing'' number of accidents, have put up signs warning Romanian drivers to be careful of drunken pedestrians lying on roads.
The 10 bright-red signs were erected in Pecica, about 20 kilometres from the Hungarian border. The signs contain the phrase ''Attention - Drunks''and show a person crawling on their knees while clutching a bottle in one hand.
Pecica mayor Peter Antal said officials took action after a ''despairing'' number of accidents in the town, which has a population of about 13,000.
He said it was not motorists' fault but blamed the town's pedestrians, many of whom could not look out for themselves as they walked around the town.
''We are a border town and have lots of cars thundering through here all the time,'' he said.
''But we also have a very vibrant nightlife and the two don't mix.
''We have to target the drivers because by the time they get to this state, the pedestrians are beyond caring.''
