What do you do when you’re trying to draw attention to something? You draw a penis around it, obviously.
That’s exactly what one man in New Zealand did, and now he might find himself in a spot of trouble, after he spent three years painting phalluses around potholes in a bid to highlight the plight of his local roads.
Geoff Upson decided to take matters into his own hands having complained to Auckland Transport about the dangerous potholes more than 20 times.
The road safety campaigner became increasingly frustrated when he received no reply, and decided to start highlighting the potholes by painting penises around them.
(Image: Geoff Upson/Facebook)
In the last three years, Geoff reckons he’s drawn more than 100 pothole penises, and recently went back to some of his old artwork to brighten up the faded green paint.
Until last week, Geoff had never been in trouble over the paintings, however, he was recently contacted by the police, after a member of the public complained about one of his pieces. The officer told him he would be speaking to Auckland Transport over possible repercussions he could face as a result of the paintings.
However, Geoff maintains that if it wasn’t the local authority taking so long to fix the problem potholes, he’d have no need to paint the penises in the first place.
“If they come out and fix the road then 100 per cent of my drawings will be removed,” he told the New Zealand Herald.
Meanwhile, speaking to New Zealand Autocar, Geoff added: “Auckland Transport should stop worrying about prosecuting me for highlighting their failures and be ashamed of themselves for allowing our road network to be in such a state of disrepair.”
A spokesperson for Auckland Transport said doing the paintings had put Geoff at risk, while also causing a potential distraction and hazard to other drivers.