Traffic Cop? No silly, thats a dummy!

[Rehaan]

The way i see it, any move to enforce the laws of the road is a welcome move.

Surely this idea has its shortcomings - but essentially it is like doubling / tripling the traffic police force for a very small amount of $$.

A lot of other countries use dummies sitting in cop cars (since cops arent really seen on foot on highways etc) - and it works pretty damn well.

Appart from theft, abuse and random flight - i think the biggest longterm weakness will be that these cutouts with get worn out and will never be replaced. Soon there will be armless and headless cops trying to clock your speeds - and soon after that they wont be around anymore.

Lets see how it goes.

cya
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[normally_crazy]

Saw these cut outs "live" today - right before the Ghatkopar flyover. I really don't know why they bothered - the way the cut outs were blowing in the wind , a blind man could tell they were fake.

As usual another dumb idea by MTP.

[married2speed]

I can't wait to see these on the road. Put some grass on them and watch the cattle have a "field" day. That'll be

[carzy]

Cool very cool. I must say our Traffic police has a sense of humor even though it's unintentional. What happens if a crow builds a nest on top of them ?

Who wants to bet ? I say these cutouts will be stolen in the next 15 days It's sure to keep drivers on their toes for while at least.

[Wolffe]

I'm sure you guys would have seen the videos of Topless babes holding the speed sign in Europe..According to the cops it works well cause people always slowdown to ogle the babes(forget the speed sign)...Flipside people drive too slow or simply stop to get a better look and cause traffic jams-anyways it was funny.

[vnabhi]

The days are not far off when a spirited driver will mow down a real traffic cop, thinking it is a dummy! Watch out cops!

[diwa]

This is an article from IBN live.

Source:

Mumbai traffic cops come up with a 'dummy' idea

[jesal]

Originally Posted by Wolffe

I'm sure you guys would have seen the videos of Topless babes holding the speed sign in Europe..According to the cops it works well cause people always slowdown to ogle the babes(forget the speed sign)...Flipside people drive too slow or simply stop to get a better look and cause traffic jams-anyways it was funny.

haha i like the sound of that

[driftagain]

Originally Posted by salilpawar1

No, that's a one way flyover.

Reports say that these cutouts WILL be frequently replaced by real cops to catch unsuspecting motorists.

P.S. - I am thinking of Ferrari and Lambo cutouts in my driveway

Now i have fallen off the bed and can't control my laugh

[AbhiJ]

Originally Posted by jesal

now i can run some of them over too wicked

Careful, dont run over the real ones!!

[raul]

Very amusing and will be effective if they can alternate the real ones with the dummies randomly. However the best part of this is it shows at least some one is thinking nevermind the validity of the idea.

[vivekiny2k]

even if one car slows down, that will result in many cars behind it slowing down too.

[theodore_ftw]

Doesnt look like this is a great success as per the excerpt from the same article.

"With motorists not slowing down, this has become another gimmick of the traffic police. Maybe the traffic police should reconsider and put up cutouts of film stars so that people might at least stop to gaze."

But the reporter is thinking the right way...i.e. put cutouts of film stars. This should help getting some attention. But the 'catch 22' situation in this is that you would be distracting drivers while they are driving and that too faster. So you might end up having an unwanted accident scenario.