Real life Mario Kart for Portland's bicyclists

Bananas? Check. Speed boosts? Check. Someone has taken their love for Mario Kart to the streets in Portland, Oregon.

As shown in the above local news report, a stretch of road reserved for a bicycle lane has some Kart-centric items laced throughout. It wasn't the city's doing, and it's unclear if Portland authorities plan to cover up the iconic gems. What I do know, is that a few symbols on a bike path are hardly more of a distraction than say, your average "slow down" sign. Well, maybe that pesky banana. That would make me swerve.

My vote is to add these symbols to all bike paths nationwide!

Kotaku