slow down or the little girl gets it
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Posted on: 2010-09-09 24:59 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I'm more concerned that someone might not realise fast enough, slam on the brakes and cause an accident that way.
Not sure this is a wonderfully intelligent idea, will be interested in seeing results from the trial though.
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I'll be waiting to hear about the first accident that causes. But it said they're only keeping it up for a week right? And we don't know how busy the street usually is, so if there aren't any problems, they're free to assume it worked, eh?
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Also, this is an idiotic idea. I foresee several people swerving out of the way needlessly.
Personally, I'm more worried about the inevitable idiot who sees a real little girl and decides it has to be one of the illusions, and just keeps going.
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Originally Posted by Coin
I'm more concerned that someone might not realise fast enough, slam on the brakes and cause an accident that way.
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Hmm... they put it immediately after a crosswalk. In theory, if you were driving according to the law, you'd have already slowed for the approaching walk/school zone, thus wouldn't need to be screeching to a halt.
In theory.
Not sure how I feel about this-- or its effectiveness. optical illusions generally affect people that are already looking and being attentive. Hitting kids in crosswalks is usually due to distracted driving. (or people desperate for a 15 point boost to their scorecard... :P )
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Originally Posted by Teldon
Wouldn't make you Loli Illama?
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It looks pretty cartoony. I'd say that if anyone mistakes it for a real girl, there's more for them to worry about than swerving into a tree. Plus, with all the press this is getting (I heard a story about in on the NPR station down here in SoCal) you'd have to be living under a rock not to know what's going on and expect to see the girl hologram when you drive down that particular section of road.|
Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
Also, this is an idiotic idea. I foresee several people swerving out of the way needlessly.
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edit: Also, the hologram is on a street next to a school, so it would see heavy traffic in the morning and afternoon. It's not like they stuck it at the end of a cul-de-sac or out in the middle of nowhere on the Alaska Highway.
Goodbye, I guess.
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Not sure if Julian Beever will be too impressed with this idea......
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I dunno if it's been shown anywhere else, but you can get hold of them on You Tube easy enough
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There won't be accidents from people slamming on their brakes thinking it's real. There will be many run-overs of actual children who will be standing in the middle of the road to look at the special effect, though.
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Going about this completely the wrong way, all Canada has to do is hire a bunch of pissed off 65-70 year old ex-military guys to hand out tickets. They'd do it for free.
I think my old man gets out of the house and drives down the road just to catalog any infraction of the law (however slight) he can see while saying "all they have to do is give me a ticket book and I'd have these bastards shaped up in no time".
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Why don't they just do pictures of potholes instead?
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Because it's not about making people slow down. It's population control.
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Originally Posted by Rabid_Metroid
Why don't they just do pictures of potholes instead?
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What if people get used to a girl being on the road?
And when there's actually a real girl they don't slow down and run her over.
Stupid idea imo.
Vancouver is not "Canada" anymore than San Francisco is "America". One city is trying this out in a suburb on one street for one week. It's a stupid idea IMO, and I certainly don't expect any other place to try this afterwards.
In England, we just show public service announcements like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwHOYOqJVw
You may not want to watch if you're squeemish.
And no, it's not the 'If you hit me at 40 miles per hour, there's a seventy percent chance I'll die.' one.
At least the dog made it out fine.
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Ok now thats a PSA! Sad that we still need to use these though.
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Originally Posted by Zortel
In England, we just show public service announcements like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwHOYOqJVw You may not want to watch if you're squeemish. And no, it's not the 'If you hit me at 40 miles per hour, there's a seventy percent chance I'll die.' one. |
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Originally Posted by Alpha-One
Vancouver is not "Canada" anymore than San Francisco is "America". One city is trying this out in a suburb on one street for one week. It's a stupid idea IMO, and I certainly don't expect any other place to try this afterwards.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzG7bBylRo
Dumb idea. I think the reason why has already been adequately explained.
OK this is just creepy. Canada is trying a new method to get drivers to slow down. Not sure how I feel about this. On one hand it is innovative but it could mean that if it takes off and people get used to it they may never slow down for kids.
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