"Local citizens of the town (Vilnius, Lithuania) are reportedly tired of luxury car owners constantly parking in the various cycleways and have requested the local council do something about it.
So, as reassurance that the public can rely on the council to clear up such matters, mayor of Vilnius, Arturas Zuokas, jumped in an tank and drove over a Mercedes-Benz S-Class that was parked in the lane."
According to Metro.co.uk, the mayor's stunt was set up by members of his office, who recently received over 100 complaints of parking woes. "I want to point out that if you have a car and more money it doesn't mean that you can park it everywhere. Zuokas was quoted by the Irish Times as saying. "Recently there's been an increase in this type of parking violations, and it shows a lack of respect for others."
And just like John Wayne the mayor explains, "I’ve had enough of these drivers parking their luxury cars on bike lanes and pedestrian crossings. This tank is a good tool to solve the problem of parking in the wrong place.?
Zuokas, a former leader of the Liberal and Centre Union, who gave up his MP mandate and the party at the end of 2009, formed his own not affiliated movement. His movement received the largest amount (12 out of 51) mandates at the municipal elections in March 2011.
Zuokas is one of the most charismatic Lithuania’s politicians but also one of the most controversial. In 2008, Zuokas was sentenced for an attempted bribery of former council member. Vilnius Mayor is also allegedly named as having links Icor business companies. ‘Zuokas is an experienced politician, with many labels, however, the experience he has should not go unused. As a mayor in the new tenure, he should be far more cautious and, on the other hand, he will probably be energetic and active,’ political scientist Algis Krupavicius was quoted by Alfa.lt saying to the Baltic News Service.
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