Pedestrians pull out the paint

8th October 2011

It was reported this week that pedestrians in Wloclawek, unhappy with authorities who had forgotten to repaint a zebra crossing on a busy street, decided to take matters into their own hands.

According to daily Fakt, citizens in the northern town became so frustrated with the situation on Stodolnej Street, that they waited until nightfall and began marking out their own makeshift crossing, in an attempt to help slow down traffic and make it safer for pedestrians.

The bizarre situation arose after the road was renovated one month ago, but authorities allegedly neglected to return and finish the job.

“The street is always busy and to make matters worse, a lot of children use it too” ...