Zebra mascots lead the way in road safety in Chinese city

Traffic authorities in a city in northwestern China have hired several zebra mascots to raise public awareness of road safety.

Five traffic inspection volunteers were last Friday sent out on the streets of Lanzhou, Gansu province, dressed in full-body zebra costumes to teach people how to use the zebra crossings in the city, the People’s Daily reported.

They demonstrated using the crossing only when the lights turn green and performed a traffic safety dance with traffic police officers and children volunteers dressed in police costumes, according to the report.

They were also pictured walking around pedestrian crossings holding signs saying: “Save the zebra crossings”.