Karosta unveils new traffic discipline training: fleeing on bald tires
In Karosta, a man demonstrated how to combine sports with driving, but forgot that tires aren't just decoration.
Yesterday at midnight, Karosta witnessed a special performance when a man decided to test whether he could drive faster than police officers can run. This experiment took place on General Balodis Street, where soldiers once marched, but now mostly cars with bald tires slide around.
As soon as the police officer signaled to stop, the driver, who was already banned from driving, decided to try a new discipline — sprint running in the darkness of night. Perhaps he thought Karosta was so dark he could disappear like the ghosts of old times. "It was like watching a Harry Potter movie, just without the magic," commented local resident Maija, who observed the incident from her window.
Upon inspecting the abandoned Citroën, it turned out the tires were as thin as the reasons why one shouldn't drive here. Tread depth of 2.68 and 2.75 millimeters in winter conditions is about as useful as a swimsuit in the Karosta Prison Museum. For comparison — in Riga, such tires with that tread would only be used as household decoration.
Meanwhile, on Mirdza Ķempe Street, another man proved he could be even more creative — he was driving with 2.82 per mille blood alcohol content. After such an amount of alcohol, one might feel like a king in Liepaja's center, but unfortunately, the laws of physics still apply here too.
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