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What a load of Bollards... Seems like a good idea to me.
Bollards resembling children are being used as a traffic-calming measure outside a school in Leicester
The hope is that when drivers see the crude plastic features and painted-on school uniforms they will ease off the accelerator.
The metal figures will replace warning triangles that get lost in an array of signs
But so far residents have given them a mixed reaction. One bollard has even been knocked over, the driver perhaps distracted by the unsettling gaze of the 3ft-high figure.
However, some motorists find them almost too scary - and they have even been compared to Autons, deadly mannequin-like aliens from Dr Who.
And the RAC has voiced a concern that they will distract drivers from concentrating on the road. A resident, Henry Johnson, 50, said: 'They've got scary eyes. A friend of mine was out walking at night and was really freaked out by them. It's just weird.
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baldrick2dogs said
Freaky! ...Freaky!
britexpat said
Sounds like a good idea, but ...Sounds like a good idea, but i can picture some old codger panicking and slamming the anchors on without good reason..
Chairboy said
Never work in Qatar - most ...Never work in Qatar - most nationals "in control" of their vehicle dont pay attention to REAL people why would they pay any heed to crude plastic bollards.............
haas said
no use in qatar ...no use in qatar
britexpat said
Chairboy.. ...Surely it depends on how the bollard is drssed..
baldrick2dogs said
Yep, put them in tacky ...Yep, put them in tacky 1970's shirts and they won't sdtand a chance ;o)
Amoud said
Abaya clad bollards would be ...Abaya clad bollards would be the answer here in Doha. If they werent slowing down as precautionary means they would be slowing down to hand off their phone numbers ;)
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mmyke said
I wonder what their worth is in,,, ...blood money,,,,now, lets see,,,hmm,,,,
sir dolly said
imagine , late night ,it's ...imagine , late night ,it's 3:00 am , u just parked ur car, and ur walking towards ur building...and here they are these statues staring at you in a freaky way...
it could be a great plot for a horror movie...
i'd call it "The plastic surgeons"
One summer night, going to the pier,
I ran into two young girls.
The blonde was called Freedom,
The dark one, Enterprise.
razzak said
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just imagine some tourist just see this thing and thinks its a real boy and try to save him from up coming vehicles and die in an accident trying to save this status ? ? ? ? ? LOL DANGEROUS
120kph@roundabout said
they must put ...some f those here in qatar road,but indian statue...
britexpat said
A great idea. They'll bring ...A great idea. They'll bring colour to the place..
Chinese dressed Borrards at the Ramada Junction.
Some in beautiful Abayas at the entrance points at Villagio.
Maybe a couple dressed as Cops on the Messaed Road.
razzak said
what u mean by Indian statue ...what u mean by Indian statue ? can u explain ? anyways whr u from ?
tess_916 said
Bollards with bobbing heads ...Bollards with bobbing heads whenever a car passes by may do the trick.