Pavement Patty

[Druckles]

Came across this on Digg.

West Vancouver officials will roll out a new way to keep drivers alert and slow them down: a little girl speed bump.

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Less inconvenient than speed bumps, true, but the first comment seems to sum up the inherent problem. You'd have to make sure each image is different enough, otherwise people would grow accustomed to the girl wherever they go, and you'd need to keep changing it. Someone who drives regularly down a road isn't going to be fooled more than once.

 

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

seems like a bad idea to be honest....may cause people to either brake or swerve when they shouldn't.

 

[Pulse]

Oh boy more distractions for drivers that'll solve speeding.

 

[No Limit]

Brilliant, after a while you'll be driving down the road and think, is that a little girl or a speed bumb? Oh shit, turns out it was a little girl.

 

[Krynn72]

Yeah, either that, or people will just become accustomed to running over children, and see it as a minor inconvenience rather than a homicidal act.

 

[Druckles]

At least you get to where you're going.

 

[Krynn72]

Yep, just follow the line of flattened children.

 

[Adabiviak]

Note to self: don't play ball there.

 

[Eejit]

holy shit what's wrong with her feet

 

[Druckles]

Latest platforms.

 

[CptStern]

it'll probably be as effective as this campaign

 

[Druckles]

Looks like an SMBC comic.

"Flattened in an unfortunate accident at a pool."

 

[Raziaar]

seems like a bad idea to be honest....may cause people to either brake or swerve when they shouldn't.

Bingo. First post too.

 

[CyberPitz]

This is the most ridiculous idea ever. I can already see drunk/stoned/dumb/****ers....

"Hey, watch this..."
"No, you're gonna hit a kid!"
"It's not a kid dumbass"
*thump thump*
"uhhh...."

Knowing humanity, I can only count the days.

 

[Viperidae]

lol, west van

 

[Warped]

these ads make me lol. is this really going to work or just scare the shit out of old people

 

[Druckles]

*thump thump*
"uhhh....".

Then they don't have to pay for speed bumps.