The mayor of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has taken his frustration over motorists parking in bicycle lanes into his own hands by driving an armoured personnel carrier over a Mercedes
The mayor of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has taken his frustration over motorists parking in bicycle lanes into his own hands by driving an armoured personnel carrier over a Mercedes.
Residents are reportedly tired of luxury car owners parking with impunity and have requested the local council do something about it.
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| A picture grab of Mayoru00a0Arturas Zuokas going over the car to remind errant drivers of the rules. Zuokas defended his decision on Facebook by posting a message about bad parking.u00a0The car the Mayor went over with his armoured car. |
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In a publicity stunt to reassure the public that the city authorities is addressing the issue, Arturas Zuokas jumped in an army troop carrier and drove over an old Mercedes-Benz S-Class that had been parked in a bus lane.
"I wanted to send a message" Zuokas told the media.
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"I want to point out that if you have a car and more money it doesn't mean that you can park it everywhere. Recently there's been an increase in this type of parking violations, and it shows a lack of respect for others".
On his Facebook page, he defended the decision to use an armoured personnel carrier to deal with errant motorists, "This week, a lot of stories about a place of luxury cars parked. This morning I had to remind one of a few rules :-)"
The shocked owner of the Mercedes was photographed exiting a shop to find his car destroyed.
