Angry residents paint squiggly lines on the road to confuse speeders

27 July 2023

A group of residents have taken matters – and tins of white paint – into their own hands and drawn squiggly lines on the approaches to a notorious intersection in France in a bizarre attempt to stop speeders .

Angry residents from the small rural town of Baune, about 300km south-west of Paris, say some drivers blast through the intersection at up to – or in excess of – the 30km/h speed limit, with some estimating the worst offenders are clipping 100km/h or more.

There is so much white paint it is difficult to determine which are the genuine line markings, including the line at which vehicles are supposed to stop. While safety experts say the random markings could confuse drivers and introduce a new danger, the mayor claims the squiggly lines “are working”.