After Bus-Parking Scandal, Scheinherr Points to Rivals' Own Violations

A traffic scandal involving several politicians has erupted in Prague ahead of the local elections. After Adam Scheinherr, a candidate for the Prague Sobě movement, was caught illegally parking his campaign bus, his team retaliated by exposing violations committed by his opponents — Petr Hušbauer, leader of Prague's ANO, and candidate Pavel Zelenka.

Scheinherr's bus in a closed loop

As previously reported, the advertising bus used by Scheinherr in his campaign was spotted parked in a bus turning loop — an area reserved exclusively for public transport vehicles. When a passerby pointed out the violation, the politician initially claimed that his bus also counted as a form of public transport. He later admitted the mistake and drove off.

Ondřej Chlupáček, a spokesman for Prague Sobě, later confirmed the violation. "It was a mistake to park there, and I apologize. We've already contacted the Road Administration to get official permission for the future," he said, adding that the loop itself is effectively unused.

ANO leader drove the wrong way

Soon after, it emerged that Petr Hušbauer, leader of Prague's ANO list, had made a similar blunder. On Friday, he posted a campaign video on social media captioned: "Transport in Prague today is a daily purgatory," illustrating the difficulty of finding parking in the city.

However, he failed to notice that while filming in the parking lot of a residential complex in Prague's Bohnice district, he drove down a one-way street in the wrong direction. "By mistake, I turned onto a one-way street because I didn't notice the sign. I'm sorry, I apologize. Fortunately, I didn't endanger anyone," he told the newspaper, adding that he is ready to pay the fine.

A scooter in the tram lane

The third figure in the story is Pavel Zelenka, a politician from Prague Sobě. A photo showing a man riding a scooter along the tram lane on Prague's 17 listopadu Street was sent to the newsroom by Scheinherr's press secretary. The match with Zelenka is suggested by the fact that the politician himself has posted videos of himself riding an identical scooter wearing a similar helmet.

A check confirmed that motor scooters are indeed banned from that lane. While some of Prague's "bus lanes" do allow single-track vehicles, the sign near the Rudolfinum clearly states "public transport only," and the road itself bears an additional "BUS" marking. Zelenka did not respond to a request for comment — he answered neither a text message nor a phone call.

Source: novinky.cz