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Topic Started: Dec 10 2010, 10:21 PM (111 Views)
brenda
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Czech towns deploy cardboard police in miniskirts
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Authorities say that life-sized cardboards of female police officers in miniskirts placed alongside roads have managed to slow down speeding drivers in several central Czech towns.
The mayor of the town of Mrakotin, Miroslav Pozar, said Thursday drivers, including him, automatically slow down when they see such officers.
Pozar dismissed allegations this was because the drivers want to look at the officer's legs, rather than her uniform.
In nearby Myslotin, a local radio recently provided a hat and an anorak to help such officer get warm, but they were stolen in a day.
Others made it away with the cardboard officer itself.

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A cardboard police women officer in a mini skirt is displayed to slow down traffic in the village of Myslotin, central Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. The Czech Republic, as part of an attempt to slow down traffic, has installed life-sized cardboard cut-outs of a mini-skirted policewoman. What could go wrong? The concept was that, approaching the faux cop, drivers would slow down and reduce traffic accidents. The cardboard cut-outs were installed at busy junctions throughout the country to save cash on installing new traffic lights. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
That cardboard woman is gonna get COLD out there, wearing just a miniskirt!
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Aqua Letifer
Dec 10 2010, 10:23 PM
That cardboard woman is gonna get COLD out there, wearing just a miniskirt!
Someone agreed with you, Aqua.
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In nearby Myslotin, a local radio recently provided a hat and an anorak to help such officer get warm, but they were stolen in a day.
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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brenda
Dec 10 2010, 10:25 PM
Someone agreed with you, Aqua.
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In nearby Myslotin, a local radio recently provided a hat and an anorak to help such officer get warm, but they were stolen in a day.
My kinda town. :lol: :lol:

We don't have to get into what I considered to be a funny thing to do with my town's traffic control methods back in high school.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Aqua Letifer
Dec 10 2010, 10:27 PM
brenda
Dec 10 2010, 10:25 PM
Someone agreed with you, Aqua.
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In nearby Myslotin, a local radio recently provided a hat and an anorak to help such officer get warm, but they were stolen in a day.
My kinda town. :lol: :lol:

We don't have to get into what I considered to be a funny thing to do with my town's traffic control methods back in high school.
We don't? I think a quick poll would disprove that. :lol2:
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George K
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There was a program here in Illinois (please don't pronounce the 's') that was similar. The State Police put cruisers out on the interstates at strategic locations - just the type of spot you'd expect a cop to be sitting.

But they were unoccupied, except for a mannequin wearing a trooper uniform.

They claim it cut down on accidents, but the program no longer exists.
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