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China tourist attraction installs speed bumps for pedestrians
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The ridges are placed in this ancient water town located in Zaozhuang, Shandong, known for being one of China’s most beautiful water towns. (Shutterstock/File)
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n an effort to get tourists to slow down and take in the view, a tourist attraction and water town in eastern China has installed almost a hundred “speed bumps” along the walkway of its entrance.
Originally shared on social media accounts of Chinese news site the People’s Daily, black-and-yellow speed bumps spaced less than a step apart lined the concrete, forcing those walking to slow down and watch their step.
A bit overconcerned? Speed bumps seen in a short range of pedestrian walks at a scenic spot in east China stunned many Chinese netizens pic.twitter.com/OeOUc0h5Hj
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) April 30, 2017
The ridges are placed in ancient water town located in Zaozhuang, Shandong, known for being one of China’s most beautiful water towns.
When the photos of the speed bumps were posted and spread, state broadcaster CCTV jokingly speculated in a post of its own that the path could be a “washboard road”, due to its resemblance of the ridges on a traditional washboard used for cleaning clothes.
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Others on social media joined in, with some pointing out that the possible point for the speed bumps were that they acted as a makeshift staircase as the street began to slope downwards.
“Why didn’t they just directly install stairs?” asked one user regarding this theory.
Others had different ideas. Suggested another, “Who would drive on this road? It’s clearly to prevent people from slipping.”
Someone questioned, “What’s wrong with this? Once it snows, you’ll see the use for this.” (sul/kes)
