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Created by strategically laid "rumble strips" as a way of
livening up journeys across the flat landscape, the novelty has
worn thin for locals who say the constant droning melody is
driving them mad.
The tune is created when car byres drive over the strips - which
are usually deployed at the side of major roads to warn drivers
they are straying off course.
If hit at the correct speed - the 60 kph (40 mph) limit - the
road will sing out the anthem of the Friesland region - a
northern part of the Netherlands that has a distinct language
and culture.
But it is loud and the sound travels, and locals say the musical
road had created a never-ending cacophony that keeps them awake
at night.
"Last Saturday night the taxis were driving from Leeuwarden to
Stiens and on the way back, they tried to go across the lines as
quickly as possible and we had the anthem played all night at
high speed," said local resident Ria Jansma.
The Friesland authority has agreed to remove the rumble strips
later this week, local newspaper Leeuwarder Courant reported.
(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek in Brussels; Editing by Robin
Pomeroy)
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