UK villagers knit police officers after 11 crashes; motorists hit the brakes

A group of villagers in England has spent four months making something they hope will persuade speeding motorists to slow down: life-sized knitted traffic officers and fake speed cameras. The unusual road safety campaign began after numerous accidents were recorded at a junction in Fillongley, Warwickshire, over four years. Since the handmade figures were installed last week, residents say they have noticed some drivers braking after mistaking them for real traffic enforcement equipment.According to BBC, members of the village's Knit and Natter group wanted to draw attention to a road safety problem that had troubled the community for years. That's when they decided to create figures that would be difficult for approaching motorists to ignore.Their work has appeared at several locations around Fillongley. Alongside the imitation traffic officers and speed cameras are knitted children carrying road safety messages and zebras placed above crossing signs.