If you’ve ever thought, “Hey, driving would be way more fun if the road turned into a slalom course,” you might want to head to Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, where local officials just took a very creative approach to slowing down speeders.

Instead of installing speed bumps, speed cameras, or—hear us out—literally anything else, the township decided to paint wavy yellow lines down the middle of a residential street. The result? Drivers on Grays Lane now feel like they’ve been dropped into a poorly calibrated racing video game.

And no, this isn’t a prank. They had to publicly clarify that it wasn’t an early April Fool’s joke, because so many residents thought it was.

The idea: “traffic calming”

Town officials say the goal is to slow drivers down on what’s become a local “speedway.” They even added curb extensions to back up the effort. According to their official Facebook statement, they’re responding to “numerous complaints” about reckless driving on the street.

But instead of actual enforcement or good ol’ fashioned speed bumps, they went with… artistic road confusion.

Because nothing says “safety” like making sober drivers look like they’re failing a field sobriety test at 15 mph.

Residents: “What even is this?”

Local reactions range from mild confusion to full-blown outrage.

“This is not the design to go,” one resident told NBC Philadelphia.
“I think speed bumps would have gone a lot further,” added another.

Some drivers said following the curvy lines felt like being on a roller coaster. Others admitted they just ignore the lines completely and drive like nothing changed—which seems like a small flaw in a traffic safety plan.

And of course, it didn’t take long for the internet to do what it does best:

“Looks like you gave creative license to a class of kindergarteners.”
“The crew must’ve been drunk.”
“If you follow those lines exactly, the cops will probably pull you over for driving drunk.”

Honestly? All valid.

At least one person is on board

Not everyone hated the idea. One local, Joe Albanese, said with all the school stops and people walking pets, it made sense to try something bold—even if it looked a little wild at first.

“It looked a little crazy this morning, but it makes sense to me,” he told 6ABC. “Folks are always going way too fast.”

Fair enough, Joe. But next time, maybe something that doesn’t resemble a Mario Kart bonus level?

Final thoughts:

Look, we’re all for creative solutions. But if your traffic safety initiative requires a Facebook post to confirm it’s not a joke… maybe back it up and try again.

Until then, good luck to the folks of Grays Lane. Stay safe, and don’t follow the lines too closely. Unless you enjoy explaining things to a police officer with a breathalyzer.