{"id":186307,"date":"2023-08-26T14:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=186307"},"modified":"2023-08-26T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T14:08:03","slug":"the-french-village-with-squiggles-painted-on-roads-to-stop-speeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/travel\/the-french-village-with-squiggles-painted-on-roads-to-stop-speeding\/","title":{"rendered":"The French village with SQUIGGLES painted on roads to stop speeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Forget speed bumps! The French village where SQUIGGLY LINES have been painted on roads to stop drivers from speeding (and it&#8217;s working&#8230; but also making them feel sick)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The village is Baune, near the city of Angers in the Maine-et-Loire region<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>It&#8217;s hoped the markings will slow drivers down in a 30kph (19mph) zone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>READ MORE:\u00a0Would you dine on a picnic table that hangs 295ft over a waterfall?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At a glance, it looks like a Jackson Pollock painting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But these village roads in France have actually been covered in seemingly random squiggles of white paint in a bid to deter drivers from speeding.<\/p>\n<p>The markings were painted on road sections leading into a T junction in the village of Baune, which lies near the city of Angers in the country\u2019s Maine-et-Loire region.<\/p>\n<p>Proving controversial, one social media user said the lines were &#8216;destabilising&#8217; to drive over, while another suggested they could be &#8216;dangerous&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were introduced following a discussion between local elected officials over concerns about drivers breaking the speed limit while driving through the 30kph (19mph) zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/13\/74717987-12444985-The_French_village_of_Baune_village_has_introduced_bizarre_new_r-m-24_1692966176024.jpg\" height=\"791\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The French village of Baune has introduced bizarre new road markings (above) in a bid to deter drivers from speeding through the area<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/13\/74720205-12444985-The_markings_were_introduced_on_a_junction_connecting_three_road-a-6_1692968112633.jpg\" height=\"552\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The markings were introduced on a junction connecting three roads in the French village<\/p>\n<p>The village&#8217;s mayor, Audrey Revereault, says it\u2019s hoped the markings will \u2018create a visual disturbance\u2019 and slow drivers down.\u00a0She told French news site\u00a0The Connexion\u00a0that the road markings are working as they\u2019re supposed to, with drivers successfully staying within the speed limit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further to this, Jean-Charles Prono, the mayor of Loire-Authion, a group of seven villages that includes Baune, said that \u2018people drive fast and it&#8217;s complicated to get people to slow down and to have roads signs that work\u2019,\u00a0Euronews\u00a0reports. He added that the goal was \u2018to make it difficult to read the landscape\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The publication\u00a0notes that the markings are not \u2018final\u2019, but rather are being trialled to see how effective they are. It adds that Prono said that speed bumps were overlooked as an alternative, as there were concerns they could create a noise issue for locals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/13\/74721933-12444985-image-a-26_1692966363910.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The village&#8217;s mayor, Audrey Revereault, says it\u2019s hoped the markings will \u2018create a visual disturbance\u2019 and slow drivers down. Above is a street scene in Baune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/25\/12\/74721019-12444985-image-a-23_1692964668915.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Baune\u00a0lies near the city of Angers (pictured) in France&#8217;s Maine-et-Loire region<\/p>\n<p>The markings were introduced last month, with local Facebook page\u00a0\u2018Ca bouge sur Baun\u00e9\u2019\u00a0promptly sharing\u00a0an image of the newly painted junction with residents.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the post, locals admitted they found it challenging to drive over the squiggly lines. User\u00a0&#8216;Karine Karlinette\u2019 wrote: \u2018Frankly I was very surprised and indeed my attention as a driver was disturbed because I wondered where I had to drive, if the direction of traffic had changed, etcetera\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And \u2018Maeva Louloutia Raveneau\u2019 said: \u2018It&#8217;s destabilising the first time you pass over it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While \u2018Rachel Decaux\u2019 remarked: \u2018Personally, I don&#8217;t like riding on it. It turns my stomach like seasickness.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And \u2018Popo Benoist\u2019 commented on another picture of the road markings, writing: \u2018I think it&#8217;s going to be more dangerous than anything else.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12444985\/Forget-speed-bumps-French-village-SQUIGGLY-LINES-painted-roads-stop-drivers-speeding-working-making-feel-sick.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget speed bumps! 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