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Cardboard Children Edit
Sneaky Cut-Outs Trick Road Warriors into Safe Driving


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Sneaky Cut-Outs Trick Road Warriors into Safe Driving
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Realistic, life-size cardboard cut-outs of children are being used in a Northeastern Ohio neighborhood to slow down speeding cars.

Mike Wood of West Salem, Ohio says he originally started printing life-size posters of grandchildren for their grandparents (odd…but I see the sentimental value).

The darn things look so real, he found they also effectively slow traffic to a safe speed. Mr. Wood is now selling the fake children props for $60 a piece.

People are stopping to buying these cardboard cut-outs of children and he is even getting calls from police stations and neighborhood associations.

References:  25kids, local6

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Bill on Aug 10, 07  9 Trends   82 Comments
Seems that this would only work for new traffic in the area. Anyone on a regular route would see the same kids over and over, utnil they knew they were fake. Then they will resume speeding again.
Bill on Aug 10, 07  9 Trends   82 Comments +1
Hjortur on Jun 16, 08  82 Trends   120 Comments
You'll have to move them around regularly. Otherwise people will also stop believing real children are for real.
Hjortur on Jun 16, 08  82 Trends   120 Comments +1
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