Traffic Cop? No silly, thats a dummy! - Team-BHP

GTO · 27th June 2008, 13:29

What is the RTO going to come up with next

! Facing a shortage of staff, they have gone ahead and placed scare crows..oops, plastic cutouts of traffic policemen on the highway in a bid to slow traffic down.

Are the full-size dummy cops going to work?

Picture source : Timesofindia & Mid-Day
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bottle · 27th June 2008, 13:32

Haha , what next ?

Actually this isnt new, werent there rumours of cameras at junctions that didnt really work ?

aaggoswami · 27th June 2008, 13:34

They are real misleading images. But once one becomes aware that these are dummies, then no body will care for them !
Good initial move, but I dont think that they will work for long. People will immediately start recognizing who is dummy and who is real.

But, frankly speaking, if it had not been the thread title, I would have mislead these dummies for real cops!

n_aditya · 27th June 2008, 13:36

Nice one GTO. This is like using the optical illusion speedbreakers.

kutlee · 27th June 2008, 13:37

US style.. But these can be dismantled easily.

TakeOnMe · 27th June 2008, 13:39

Yes,
think of them as toothless tigers that will scare (if not snare) motorists! And they will work - depending on what the department expects from them (speed-breakers!)

Hurrycane12 · 27th June 2008, 13:40

Now that people know that these cops are not real and stand still every day in the same position whos gonna be afraid of scarecrows.

Specially if pigeons and crows make them, their home.

Sahil · 27th June 2008, 13:47

Hillllllarious !

But i actually think it might just work !

Although it will be funny&scary to see cops fly away with heavy wind.

Maverick_x1 · 27th June 2008, 13:48

Hmm... People get too used to this in a week or two, they will start ignoring the real-ones.

tsk1979 · 27th June 2008, 13:59

Everytime I see a thing looking like a police car, or a tripod on a highway I slow down.
I think this is going to work. Nobody is going to risk a 400rs Challan

Torqy · 27th June 2008, 14:01

Whats' new? Weren't traffic cops dummies anyway?

iceman7 · 27th June 2008, 14:05

apparently the cops plan to stand some 200 meters after these dummies with real speed guns

. The dummies are to warn people that "they are watching"

GTO · 27th June 2008, 14:17

Here is another take : I think the RTO is going to have to worry about security. In all certainty, these plastic cutouts will get flicked and find their way into someone's hutment!!

A real traffic policeman to guard the dummy, wot?

Sankar · 27th June 2008, 14:40

Lol!! Awesome... A scarecrow for people?

Oops wait a minute, It's a scarepeople for people

Neel · 27th June 2008, 14:53

in the first photo, the scorpio is in on the wrong side???

27th June 2008, 13:29	#1 (permalink)
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 16,242 View My Garage	Traffic Cop? No silly, thats a dummy! What is the RTO going to come up with next ! Facing a shortage of staff, they have gone ahead and placed scare crows..oops, plastic cutouts of traffic policemen on the highway in a bid to slow traffic down. Are the full-size dummy cops going to work? Picture source : Timesofindia & Mid-Day News Link 1 News Link 2 __________________ GTO "Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored" Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries. Last edited by GTO : 27th June 2008 at 13:31. Reason: Adding two more pics

27th June 2008, 13:32	#2 (permalink)
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27th June 2008, 13:34	#3 (permalink)
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 2,567	They are real misleading images. But once one becomes aware that these are dummies, then no body will care for them ! Good initial move, but I dont think that they will work for long. People will immediately start recognizing who is dummy and who is real. But, frankly speaking, if it had not been the thread title, I would have mislead these dummies for real cops! __________________ Never Dream because broken dreams hurt the most.There is no market for emotions. EVENTUALLY FATE DECIDES EVERYTHING.

27th June 2008, 13:37	#5 (permalink)
kutlee BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 629 View My Garage	US style.. But these can be dismantled easily. __________________ Rocket Science?? what is it? In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.

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Hurrycane12 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Garden City - Bengaluru Posts: 245 View My Garage	Now that people know that these cops are not real and stand still every day in the same position whos gonna be afraid of scarecrows. Specially if pigeons and crows make them, their home. __________________ __________________ Zen 95, Baleno VXI 06

27th June 2008, 13:36	#4 (permalink)
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pune. Blore's lil sista. Posts: 1,832	Nice one GTO. This is like using the optical illusion speedbreakers.

27th June 2008, 13:39	#6 (permalink)
TakeOnMe Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Delhi. But time's up! Posts: 13	Yes, think of them as toothless tigers that will scare (if not snare) motorists! And they will work - depending on what the department expects from them (speed-breakers!)

27th June 2008, 13:47	#8 (permalink)
Sahil Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,730	Hillllllarious ! But i actually think it might just work ! Although it will be funny&scary to see cops fly away with heavy wind. __________________ ______________ __________ ______ __

27th June 2008, 13:48	#9 (permalink)
Maverick_x1 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 29	Hmm... People get too used to this in a week or two, they will start ignoring the real-ones. __________________ 1989 M800 2002 Fiero 45000 K 2008 Verna +++

27th June 2008, 13:59	#10 (permalink)
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 10,024 View My Garage	Everytime I see a thing looking like a police car, or a tripod on a highway I slow down. I think this is going to work. Nobody is going to risk a 400rs Challan __________________ Reclaimed, wrung dry and recycled....!

27th June 2008, 14:01	#11 (permalink)
Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 511	Whats' new? Weren't traffic cops dummies anyway?

27th June 2008, 14:05	#12 (permalink)
iceman7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 157	apparently the cops plan to stand some 200 meters after these dummies with real speed guns . The dummies are to warn people that "they are watching" __________________ I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize

27th June 2008, 14:17	#13 (permalink)
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 16,242 View My Garage	Here is another take : I think the RTO is going to have to worry about security. In all certainty, these plastic cutouts will get flicked and find their way into someone's hutment!! A real traffic policeman to guard the dummy, wot? __________________ GTO "Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored" Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

27th June 2008, 14:40	#14 (permalink)
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: TRV Posts: 2,224	Lol!! Awesome... A scarecrow for people? Oops wait a minute, It's a scarepeople for people __________________ Diesel Dynamite!

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Neel BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 104	in the first photo, the scorpio is in on the wrong side??? __________________ -Neel

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