One of the garish new signs in Pecica, Romania, that warns drivers of drunk pedestrians crawling the streets (Europics.at)
TOWN hall chiefs in Eastern Europe have given up on trying to stop drink drivers – and are now warning them about drunk pedestrians instead.
Road safety bosses in Romania – where accidents involving alcohol are at record levels – have put up traffic signs warning motorists of drunks wandering the streets.
Mayor Petru Antal ordered the signs – saying ‘Attention – Drunks’.
They come complete with an image of a reveller on his knees with a bottle and have been put up in Pecica, where officials have virtually given up on boozy locals ever following the law.
“We are a border town and have lots of cars thundering through here all the time,” Mayor Antal told the Romanian Times.
“But we also have a very vibrant nightlife and the two don’t mix.
“We have to target the drivers because by the time they get to this state the pedestrians are beyond caring.”
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The bike is made of a beer crate strapped to a powerful engine, with what looks like a bomb at the back (Europics.at)
A BARMY motorist has been banned by police after converting a beer crate into a mini quad bike.
The micro machine was given its last orders after Wolfi Maier, 24, tried to outrun cops on the booze machine in Dautphetal, Germany.
The biker said he had only just finished the vehicle and claimed it was on the way to a test drive at a private racing track.
“It looked good but it was not licensed to travel on the road – so we confiscated it,” one officer said.
“The vehicle featured a tuned-up engine that normally only goes about 15mph but this was much quicker.”
He added: “It would certainly make drink driving more risky.”
Police told the Austrian Times the vehicle could yet be returned if the owner promised not to use it on the public roads again.
You need a ladder just to drink from the gigantic wine bottle (Europics.at)
THIS is the world’s biggest EVER bottle of wine.
The 15ft-tall bottle contains an astonishing 1,850 litres of claret – enough to put you more than 10,000 times over the drink-drive limit.
Produced by Wang Chen Wines in Liaoning, northern China, it contains treble the amount held by the previous record-holders in Austria.
“We are very proud and the wine is very good.
“We have all had a glass from the bottle to celebrate,” a company spokesman told the Austrian Times.
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Brandy taster Liu Ge's nose has expanded by several inches
A BRANDY taster has been left red-faced after his nose exploded.
Veteran Liu Ge landed the plum job as a teenager and has been drinking up to two litres of strong booze every day for the last 52 years.
It is thought the 68-year-old from Beijing has put away more than 35,000 litres of brandy in that time.
And now he has finally sought medical advice for his damaged hooter.
He said: “Drinking alcohol has been just like drinking water to me.
“I had to drink sometimes two litres a day just to test the quality.”
Doctors in the Chinese capital say Liu has a condition called ‘rhinophyma’ caused by the constant expansion of blood vessels in his nose, which is now a staggering four inches long and two inches wide.