A Chinese man has been fined after he was captured on surveillance footage painting new road signs in a bid to make his daily commute¹ easier.

为了让通勤路更容易一些，一名中国男子被监控录像抓拍到了涂新的路标，最终遭到了罚款处罚。

The Modern Express reports that a 28-year-old man surnamed Cai, was fined 1,000 yuan in the eastern city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province.

据《现代快报》报道，中国东部城市江苏省连云港的一名蔡姓男子，被处以罚款1000元的处罚。

He was captured on camera on 27 November with a can of white paint painting new arrows onto the road, and told police it was the result of frustrations² over the long delays on his daily bus journey to work.

11月27日，他被监控录像拍到拿着刷子，蘸着白漆，在路面上的刷了一个新箭头。他告诉警察，他这么做是因为每天坐公交上班长时间堵车的结果。

"I saw that the straight lane was always packed with cars, while the lane that turns left has a lot of space," he told the police. "I thought changing the signs would make my commute smoother."

他告诉警方：“我看直行道上总是堵满了汽车，而左转弯车道车很少。我就想着改一下路标会让我的通勤更顺利。”

Traffic police told Modern Express that they thought Mr Cai's behaviour was "very dangerous" and could have resulted in a collision. They have since deployed³ workers to repaint the road.

交警向《现代快报》的记者透露，蔡某的行为特别危险，有可能导致交通事故。他们已经找来施工人员，重新刷了一遍路面。

This is not the first time that someone in China has used their arts skills to invent their own traffic rules.

用自己的绘画技能制定属于自己的交通规则，这种事情在中国已经不是第一次了。

In May, a driver in Zhejiang was fined after surveillance footage captured him drawing his own parking space with chalk on a road.

今年5月，浙江省的一名司机就因为被监控录像捕捉到用粉笔来画自己的车位，而遭到了罚款。