To discourage motorists from taking a whiz along the highway, Austrian officials have been planting signs that warn of roadside snakes (and not just of the trouser-based variety).

Since East Europeans are deemed to be the worst offenders (didn't the Russkies teach them anything?), the signs read "BEWARE MORTAL DANGER, SNAKES!!!" in Polish and Czech as well as German and English.

Hmmm. A government intentionally lying to its citizens because its leaders think the ends justify the means -- stop us if you've heard this one before.

Warning to Austrians: It's a slippery slope, friends.

(Via PharmaGossip)

Labels: austrian tourism, lying in the public interest, lying politicians