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Most road signs per kilometer: The Four Brothers village sets world record
Apr 06, 2020
PATRU FRATI, Ialomita County, Romania--In the village of Patru Frati
(Four Brothers), Ialomiţa County, Romania, there are no less than 200 indicators over a distance of only nine kilometers; the village road sets the world record for the Most road signs per kilometer, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
In a certain area, at a distance of about 30 meters, there are no less than seven traffic signs, which means that from 3 to 3 meters there is an indicator.
"If you go from the edge of the village to the edge of the village there are signs that do not indicate what is needed. They are placed in reverse, too close to each other," said one resident.
In a certain area, at a distance of about 30 meters, there are no less than seven traffic signs, which means that from 3 to 3 meters there is an indicator.
"If you go from the edge of the village to the edge of the village there are signs that do not indicate what is needed. They are placed in reverse, too close to each other," said one resident.
Not only the number of signs surprises in the village of Four Brothers, but also the location of pedestrian crossings. Some are either curved, not visible, others end with a ditch.
The mayor says that he is not to blame for the pile of signs, because the road that crosses the small village is a county and its modernization was not done with money from the local budget.
The road signs from Four Brothers have cost 200,000 lei (U$ 45,000.00), and the money comes from the budget of the Ialomiţa County Council. In 2012, the 200 indicators were set following the rehabilitation of 20 kilometers of County Road 201 A, Moldoveni-Adâncata, the daily Libertatea reports.
The road signs from Four Brothers have cost 200,000 lei (U$ 45,000.00), and the money comes from the budget of the Ialomiţa County Council. In 2012, the 200 indicators were set following the rehabilitation of 20 kilometers of County Road 201 A, Moldoveni-Adâncata, the daily Libertatea reports.
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The authorities in the Adaincata village claim that they mounted 200 indicators after the Ialomiţa Road Police fined them 300 lei (U$70), that they do not signal the road. "We said we would like to have the cops pleased by the number of new road signs. We have made signs to satisfy them! ”, Declares Adancata village Mayor Marin Gheorghe.
The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the largest road safety lesson consists of 4,178 participants, achieved by Suzuki Philippines Inc. (Philippines) at the World Trade Center, in Manila, Philippines, on 26 February 2017.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS also recognized the world record for the tallest road sign; it is 18.5 m (60 ft 8.34 in) high. The record, organised by Kurier Redaktion GesmbH & Co KG, was set during the event Vienna Recordia in Vienna, Austria, on 30 September 2007.
