http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8024614.stmBBC wrote:
Scarecrow to cut village speeding
The scarecrow's "speed gun" is made out of a plastic bottle
Residents of a Cumbria village are hoping a scarecrow will put the brakes on speeding drivers.
The straw-stuffed figure has been stationed on a street corner in Crosby-on-Eden.
It is armed with a "speed gun" made out of a plastic bottle and villagers say from a distance it looks like a genuine police officer.
The aim is to stop people driving too fast through the village, which has an infant school and a kindergarten.
Resident David Sowden said the situation used to be "very, very bad" but the scarecrow had had a noticeable impact on drivers.
He said many motorists had reduced their speed and added: "You wouldn't believe the reaction."
Check 2004/3007 archives on here und on PH.
Durham plod requested removal of a similar per BBC bsck then
I am blessed or cursed with a decent memory recall
I can recall who said what und when too
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