Vilnius mayor mounts a tank to crush car parked in bike lane
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Vilnius mayor mounts a tank to crush car parked in bike lane
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Considering the traffic in the street, I'm wondering why they even bothered to have bike lanes. I'm guessing the stunt was carried out at 6:00am on Sunday morning.
Nonetheless... if I lived in Lithuania, I'd be very careful where I parked my car.
Nonetheless... if I lived in Lithuania, I'd be very careful where I parked my car.
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Well it is strange to see Lithuania moving in one direction and Toronto and New York going the other way. https://www.680news.com/city-hall/art...vis-bike-lanes
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_384579.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_384579.html
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Well it is strange to see Lithuania moving in one direction and Toronto and New York going the other way. https://www.680news.com/city-hall/art...vis-bike-lanes
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_384579.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_384579.html
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They call my mayor "America's angriest mayor" but this cool Lithuanian guy puts him to shame. I would love to see my mayor (or Mayor Bloomberg) do something like this.
And it looks like he even swept up the mess himself! I wish I could move to Vilnius and vote for him.
Sure it's staged, but that's what it takes to publicize a problem like cars in the bike lane. It also shows official disapproval of bad parking. Of course,
And it looks like he even swept up the mess himself! I wish I could move to Vilnius and vote for him.
Sure it's staged, but that's what it takes to publicize a problem like cars in the bike lane. It also shows official disapproval of bad parking. Of course,
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They call my mayor "America's angriest mayor" but this cool Lithuanian guy puts him to shame. I would love to see my mayor (or Mayor Bloomberg) do something like this.
And it looks like he even swept up the mess himself! I wish I could move to Vilnius and vote for him.
Sure it's staged, but that's what it takes to publicize a problem like cars in the bike lane. It also shows official disapproval of bad parking. Of course,
And it looks like he even swept up the mess himself! I wish I could move to Vilnius and vote for him.
Sure it's staged, but that's what it takes to publicize a problem like cars in the bike lane. It also shows official disapproval of bad parking. Of course,
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God can you lighten up for one minute, once in your life?
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He's not just anti-bike. Last time I was in Toronto, he became the first mayor in a long, long time to avoid showing up at the annual gay pride parade. He mentioned something about spending some time at his cottage. I predict he won't be around next time.
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Of course it was a staged publicity stunt. But it worked. I haven't seen that much publicity about parking in bike lanes for years. I think most people--even motorists--have a secret wish to crush a car.
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Yes, of course it was staged.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti....html?ITO=1490
"Of course, you have to have a sense of humour in my line of work and I thought this would be a way of drawing attention to the fact that the city intends to be proactive in its fight against illegal parking."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti....html?ITO=1490
"Of course, you have to have a sense of humour in my line of work and I thought this would be a way of drawing attention to the fact that the city intends to be proactive in its fight against illegal parking."
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I want a bike mounted rocket launcher... Also, that wasn't a tank. Actual tank would be much cooler and would do a lot more damage to the car
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