Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Slow Down

In mid july a 7 year old girl was hit and killed by a van as she crossed the road from a playground to go home. Since then someone has started to produce these signs and they are springing up all across the city. We can only hope that they are working to remind people to watch out for the little ones. 
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33 comments:

Karl said...

I really hope they work !

Revrunner said...

A good message for most people, whether they drive or not.

Mike@Bit About Britain said...

A great idea and let's hope it works. The trouble with signs, though, is that they become familiar and have a limited shelf-life. Also a view today is that many signs are just ignored because there are too many for us to take on board.

Birdman said...

Sorry. Gotta go!

Lois said...

So sad to hear about the child getting killed. I have a similar sign on my blog today warning aggressive drivers to slow down.

John @ Beans and I on the Loose said...

That is sad. A shame that a tragedy must take place before measures to curb such events are implemented.

TexWisGirl said...

sad start, but hopefully a better outcome for others.

EG CameraGirl said...

I think drivers are worse than ever. Too many are taking dangerous chances! Where are we rushing to...and why?

Sharon said...

I hope they do work!

Stephanie said...

I hope it works. It an eye catching sign.

Luis Gomez said...

Hope it works.

Anonymous said...

Certainly gets the message across.

Unknown said...

Really nice sign!

Halcyon said...

I hope they work! This one is certainly eye catching.

hamilton said...

I think people start blocking out the regular signs the city puts up to watch for children, seniors, etc. This one is much more noticeable and artistic.

Marleen said...

Yes, let's hope they work.

jennyfreckles said...

Sad reason for it but it's a memorable sign. Round here we have a 20mph limit in our residential streets - but I'm not sure many people take any notice.

Andy said...

Just like the sign many people see right through kids.

Gerald (SK14) said...

It is an eye-catching sign but I wonder if a driver might actually be so distracted by the sign that they take their eyes off the road.

Taken For Granted said...

What a tragic reason to start this sign campaign. Hope drivers pay attention.

Gosia said...

I have never seen this type in Europe. But it is definitely a wise decision.

Photo Cache said...

very nice sign.

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William Kendall said...

This sign certainly stands out more than the standard children at play motif.

Randy said...

Nice graphic sign.

Jack said...

If this sign helps, it will be well worth the effort.

Cloudia said...

Connects on a gut level deeper than word or warning. Good work!



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Jim said...

That's interesting

Tom said...

What a wonderful sign...sure gets the point across. The world seems to be in a big hurry toady. Tom The Backroads Traveller

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Hope they work Pat. We have a very strict 40km speed limit by school crossings during school start and finish times, works really well.

Nonnie said...

lovely alert to little ones. sorry about the reason they've cropped up, but kids are hard to see in traffic.

Carola said...

Oh so sad.
Stop this crazy Drivers.
All is ruled by cars.

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Creative designer.

Laura. M said...

Drivers with more care and more attention. I got hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing in July, and I still have pain in the side :((