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La storia di un’autovelox Posted by on Aug 29, 2009 in Culture, Italian Language

A few blogs ago I wrote about the tough new laws which are being applied to cyclists here in Italia despite the continuing infringements committed by the idiosyncratic ‘Italian Driver’: Ancora una nuova legge da dimenticare

As a ‘coda’ (sequel), I thought you might enjoy the following article which I read a few days ago in Il Corriere della Sera. If you can’t manage to read it, don’t worry because I’ve translated it for you underneath.

FIUMICINO – Per evitare le multe prendono a picconate l’autovelox: denunciati tre amici. Stanchi di ricevere multe per eccesso di velocità, decidono di smontare l’autovelox a colpi di piccone. Forse ispirati da qualche pellicola, martedì pomeriggio tre amici (di 25, 31 e 32 anni) hanno pensato di danneggiare uno degli impianti per la rilevazione della velocità a Fiumicino, comune sul litorale alle porte di Roma.

SOSPESI A QUATTRO METRI DI ALTEZZA – I tre stavano cercando di smontare l’autovelox di via di Coccia di Morto, ma sono stati sorpresi dagli agenti della polizia che li ha trovati «al lavoro» muniti di piccone. Arrampicati sul palo di sostegno, stavano cercando di danneggiare il dispositivo ottico dell’impianto, posizionato a ben 4 metri da terra. I tre italiani (due dei quali residenti a Fiumicino e uno a Pomezia) sono stati denunciati in stato di libertà per danneggiamento aggravato. Il piccone utilizzato per commettere il reato è stato posto sotto sequestro dai poliziotti.

 

FIUMICINO – In order to avoid fines they assault the speed camera with a pickaxe: three friends charged. Tired of getting fined for breaking the speed limit, they decided to ‘dismantle’ the speed camera by hitting it with a pickaxe. On Tuesday afternoon, possibly inspired by a film, three friends (25, 31 and 32 years old) decided to damage one of the systems used to do speed checks in Fiumicino, a town on the coast close to Rome.

SUSPENDED FOUR METERS UP IN THE AIR – The three were trying to dismantle the speed camera in Coccia di Morto street, but they were taken by surprise by the police who found them ‘at work’ armed with a pickaxe. Having climbed up the supporting pole, they were trying to damage the optical mechanism of the system, positioned a good four meters above ground level. The three Italians (two of whom are resident in Fiumicino and one in Pomezia) have been charged with causing damage under aggravating circumstances but have not been taken into custody. The pickaxe used to commit the crime has been seized by the police.

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Comments:

  1. Bill Rohwer:

    Ho pensato inizialmente che i ragazzi usavano un ‘piccione,’ ma questo non aveva senso.

  2. Serena:

    Ciao Bill, Now that would have been an interesting piece of news: 4 lads dismantle a speed camera with a pidgeon!

    A presto, Serena

  3. Vince Mooney:

    Salve Serena:

    I saw a person, who lived in Italy, on late night TV a few weeks ago and he said that native Italians stopped at green lights because they knew everyone runs red lights. I think this was a joke.

    Vince


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