Without police intervention: The ingenious method that made drivers brake

Residents of a village in England created knitted figures of traffic police officers and speed cameras and placed them on the roadside to make drivers slow down. One of the figures was stolen two days after being placed. The initiative was born following 11 accidents in four years at a major junction near an elementary school.

Residents of a village in England created life-sized knitted figures of traffic police officers and speed cameras and placed them on the roadside to make drivers slow down. The initiative, by the local knitting group 'Knit and Natter', lasted four months. One of the figures, of a British Royal Air Force soldier, was stolen two days after being placed. The residents asked the thief to return the figure, which was created in memory of one member's father. The initiative was born following 11 accidents in four years at a major junction near an elementary school. The residents hope the temporary solution will encourage careful driving.