犬も歩けば信号機 A Walking Dog And a Traffic Light

 犬も歩けば信号機

新聞によれば、三重県鈴鹿市で信号機が腐食して倒れたという。耐用年数が５０年なのに半分程度の２３年で倒れてしまった。三重県警科学捜査研究所の分析によると、原因は犬のオシッコらしい。倒れた信号機は犬の散歩コースにあり、犬が散歩のたびに信号機の根元に尿をかけたためらしい。

犬も歩けば棒に当たるというが、犬も歩けば棒を倒すようだ。

A Walking Dog And a Traffic Light

According to a newspaper, a traffic signal pole in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture fell. Usually, traffic signal poles last about 50 years, but this pole lasted for only 23 years, less than a half of the useful pole life. The analysis conducted by the Science Department in the Mie Prefectural Police concluded that the cause of the fall was dogs’ urination. The pole used to stand along the course of dogs’ walking routes. Dogs urinated against the pole almost every time they came across the pole while walking.

A Japanese proverb says, “A walking dog hits against a pole” (a flying crow always catches something), but this time a walking dog knocked down a pole.