Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Council hopes child slow driver bollards

A Council brought child-shaped bollards within one offer drivers slow down to make.

The 3 ft - tall models that their silent roadside vigil 24 hours, holding on the day, are passed on the sidewalk close to cars outside Avenue primary school in Leicester.

You are the latest in a series of traffic calming measures that, if successful, could appear in other locations throughout the city.

Designed to slow down to driver make and take into account that children could be in the street hyphen, the unique bollards have caused still a mixed reaction from people.

While some metallic numbers amusing have found, others are less fond of you and tell your expressions find disturbing.

Even - a character has knocked been although it was not clear whether this vandalism or bad driving.

Patrick Kitterick, Leicester City Council's Cabinet Member for regeneration and transport, said that the Council tried something different, because the usual school warning signs do not pick up.

"It is a bit out of the ordinary, but it must be a bit out of the ordinary," he added.

A spokesman for road safety charity brake said Admiral news, that the bollards are "an interesting idea" and added that the Organization of evidence of any effect of the action search has on the behaviour of those behind the wheel.

"Everything can be introduced to driver remind children around, you are vulnerable, and that drivers need to slow down is a good thing," she said.


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