Keep your eyes on the road

by admin
Dec 25, 2011

Motorists across Colombo are in danger from giant electronic billboards of Sri Lanka's president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, warned the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).

Rajapaksa's cut outs and billboards could distract unsuspecting motorists the CMC asserted.

Billboards after all have a notorious history of leading motoring eyes astray, with ads for Sloggi and Wonderbra said to have resulted in road traffic accidents.

The CMC believe that the business men are behind the recent spate of electronic Rajapaksa cut outs popping up by the road side and at roundabouts.

It remains unclear what features of the president's cut out, the CMC believes would divert the motorists' attention. The shameless encouragement of idol status and populist politics does not appear to be one of them.

See 'Joy by Presidential decree' (18 Nov 2010)


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