In Australia, there is a town called "speed kills"





The authorities of a small town in the Australian state of Victoria, which used to be called simply "Speed", renamed the town to "speed kills." The new name can be seen on billboards at the entrance to the city, said "Russian news service».

The administration believes that a new ominous name Likhachev remind of the need to comply with speed limits. The idea to rename the city belongs to the commission to investigate the accident of Victoria. The new name was put to a vote in the internet and was greeted with enthusiasm.

One of the locals so fired up by the idea that he decided to change the name. According to the BBC, sheep farmer Phil Down now responds exclusively addressed to Phil Slow Down (slow in English means "slowly»).

Australia is much less accidents than in Europe and Asia. But officials decided to call on all drivers to be vigilant.

Source: www.aif.ru

via factroom.ru

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