When travelling to new places, people will often bring back souvenirs to remember their trip. While some will settle for a T-shirt or a fridge magnet, others go big and make off with local road signs.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, travellers have been lifting traffic signs that are unique to Iceland to bring back home. The signs most commonly stolen are warning signs for river crossings and blind rises.
Read more: An American in Reykjavik: A list of Icelandic souvenirs worth buying
“There was a time when many of the road signs unique to Iceland were stolen, forcing us to alter the way they were bolted down in order to prevent further theft,” Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson, who works for the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, told the National Broadcasting Service.
Traffic signs play a vital role in informing motorists in an effort to make roads safer, so it’s better to leave them be.
There will be none of this, please. #icelandmag #iceland #southiceland
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Sep 13, 2015 at 9:52am PDT
When travelling to new places, people will often bring back souvenirs to remember their trip. While some will settle for a T-shirt or a fridge magnet, others go big and make off with local road signs.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, travellers have been lifting traffic signs that are unique to Iceland to bring back home. The signs most commonly stolen are warning signs for river crossings and blind rises.
Read more: An American in Reykjavik: A list of Icelandic souvenirs worth buying
“There was a time when many of the road signs unique to Iceland were stolen, forcing us to alter the way they were bolted down in order to prevent further theft,” Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson, who works for the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, told the National Broadcasting Service.
Traffic signs play a vital role in informing motorists in an effort to make roads safer, so it’s better to leave them be.
There will be none of this, please. #icelandmag #iceland #southiceland
A photo posted by Iceland Mag (@icelandmag) on
Sep 13, 2015 at 9:52am PDT
