City Mayor, Crushes Car Parked At Wrong Place (VIDEO)
Cars parked in the bike lane are a common nuisance for urban cyclists
the world over. Sadly, it’s a problem that few cities want to tackle. Until now.
Arturas Zuokas, the mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania, wanted to send a
message to the city’s driver: Park in the bike lane at your peril.
message to the city’s driver: Park in the bike lane at your peril.
In a rather dramatic public service announcement Zuokas,
a 43-year-old former war corespondent, hops on an
armoured personnel carrier and crushes a Mercedes parked in one
of that city’s bike lanes.
a 43-year-old former war corespondent, hops on an
armoured personnel carrier and crushes a Mercedes parked in one
of that city’s bike lanes.
“That’s what will happen if you park your car illegaly,”
the mayor can be seen saying in the video.
the mayor can be seen saying in the video.
The mayor, tongue-in-cheek, even warns an actor
playing the car owner, “Next time, park legally.”
playing the car owner, “Next time, park legally.”
Of course, the whole thing was staged, and we don’t
actually encourage mayors (or angry cyclists) to destroy
cars parked illegally in bike lanes.
actually encourage mayors (or angry cyclists) to destroy
cars parked illegally in bike lanes.
“I want to point out that if you have a car and more
money it doesn’t mean that you can park it everywhere.
Recently there’s been an increase in this type of parking violations,
and it shows a lack of respect for others,”
the mayor told the Irish Times and other media.
money it doesn’t mean that you can park it everywhere.
Recently there’s been an increase in this type of parking violations,
and it shows a lack of respect for others,”
the mayor told the Irish Times and other media.