There are no tangible bears in the British Isles for residents to vex about , but a statue of one in the belittled Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells has become a causal agency of concern . AsThe Telegraphreports , the statue is so convincing that it ’s scaring drivers , causing at least one motorist to crash her railway car . Now road rubber officials are demanding it be transfer .
The 10 - fundament wooden statue has been a fixture on the wayside for at least 15 years . It made newspaper headline in May of 2018 when a woman motor her car see the landmark and took it to be the veridical thing . She was so startled that she sheer off the road and into a street sign .
After the incident , she complained about the bear to main road official who agreed that it model a safety threat and should be polish off . But the small townspeople is n’t yield in to the Welsh government ’s demands so quickly .
The bear statue was to begin with erected on the land site of a now - defunct woollen mill . Even though the mill has since closed , topical anesthetic still see the statue as an important turning point . Llanwrtyd Wells councilor Peter James phone it an " iconic gateway of the town , " according toThe Telegraph .
Another town occupier , who wished to remain anonymous , toldThe Telegraphthat the woman who crashed her machine had been a tourer from Canada where bears are coarse . Bear were hunted to extinction in Britain about1000 yearsago , so local drivers have no reason to face out for the real animals on the side of the road .
The statue remains in its old spot , but Welsh government officials contrive to remove it themselves if the townsfolk does n’t get together . For now , temporary traffic lights have been determine up around the site of the fortuity to prevent any similar incidents .
[ h / tThe Telegraph ]
