A resident of Bergstaðastræti street, down-town Reykjavík, decided to take it upon herself to slow down speeding motorists with rather unorthodox methods; Namely by neatly placing a flowerpot in the middle of the road.
According to resident Vigdís Hrefna Pálsdóttir, the street is both long and fairly straight meaning some motorists are tempted to drive a bit faster than the maximum speed limit of 30 k/h (19 m/h), and that despite the numerous speed bumps that have been constructed on the road over the past years.
“Most don’t mind the flowerpot, and even find it pretty, but it does anger some motorists who have called the police to have it removed,” Vigdís explains in an interview with Fréttablaðið newspaper today.
The general speed limit in Iceland is 30 to 50 kilometres per hour when driving in residential areas and 90 k/h (56 m/h) on the highway. On good gravel roads, the maximum speed is 80 kilometres per hour.
A resident of Bergstaðastræti street, down-town Reykjavík, decided to take it upon herself to slow down speeding motorists with rather unorthodox methods; Namely by neatly placing a flowerpot in the middle of the road.
According to resident Vigdís Hrefna Pálsdóttir, the street is both long and fairly straight meaning some motorists are tempted to drive a bit faster than the maximum speed limit of 30 k/h (19 m/h), and that despite the numerous speed bumps that have been constructed on the road over the past years.
“Most don’t mind the flowerpot, and even find it pretty, but it does anger some motorists who have called the police to have it removed,” Vigdís explains in an interview with Fréttablaðið newspaper today.
The general speed limit in Iceland is 30 to 50 kilometres per hour when driving in residential areas and 90 k/h (56 m/h) on the highway. On good gravel roads, the maximum speed is 80 kilometres per hour.
