Knitted cops slow drivers in English village
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Residents of Fillongley, a village in Warwickshire, England, created knitted figures resembling traffic police and speed cameras to encourage drivers to obey the speed limit.
After a series of crashes on the main street, members of the Knit and Natter group spent four months crafting the realistic decoys. The group positioned the figures, dressed in high-visibility vests and equipped with mock speed guns, near a 30mph speed limit sign.
Local officials installed the figures on October 13, and they report that drivers are reacting to the displays by slowing down. According to the town’s councillor, Heather Badham, 90% of accidents on Nuneaton Road happen because drivers fail to see signs and hit pedestrians. Official records show eleven accidents occurred on the road near a primary school over the past four years, and residents hope the knitted officers will reduce future incidents.
