A Chinese man has been fined after he was
captured on surveillance footage painting new road
signs in a bid to make his daily commute easier.
The Modern Express reports that a 28-year-old man
surnamed Cai, was fined 1,000 yuan (£112; $151)
in the eastern city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu
province. He was captured on camera on 27
September with a can of white paint painting new
arrows onto the road to redirect traffic, and told
police it was the result of frustrations over the long
delays on his daily bus journey to work.
"I saw that the straight lane was always packed
with cars, while the lane that turns left has a lot of
space," he told the police.
"I thought changing the signs would make my
commute smoother."
Traffic police told Modern Express that they thought
Mr Cai's behaviour was "very dangerous" and could
have resulted in a collision. They have since
deployed workers to repaint the road.
This is not the first time that someone in China has
used their arts and crafts skills to invent their own
traffic rules.
In May, a driver in eastern Zhejiang was fined after
surveillance footage captured him drawing his own
parking space with chalk on a road.

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