Epic win

Utter win

Except that's Carlisle in July

Carlisle? Sorry wrong thread. Definitely a fail if it's Carlisle.
Tell Martin.

https://twitter.com/Martin1Williams/status/912737913116479490

Funnier in 1999 when League of Gentlemen did it first and then bin dun again and again since

There's always someone somewhere, with a big nose who knows.

Except that's Carlisle in July

Yeah, but what colour is the boathouse at Hereford?

Nicely summed up.

Done to death?

Amazing..

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Journey to the centre of Uranus?

Mooning?

Only took me three years to reply.

Yes, legend.

There is no boathouse at..

Go deep

...Hereford. Yes there is....just up from the Old Bridge

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=224383

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/icelandic-company-come-ingenious-way-make-motorists-slow-352534

love it

The only problem with that is it'll only work for a short period of time.

Hm. By that logic, why have zebra crossings at all?

I assume it is a one-way street.

Hm. By that logic, why have zebra crossings at all?

Zebra crossings aren't designed to slow people down. They're there to allow people to cross the road.

If the above thing is designed specifically to trick people into slowing down then the trick will only work one or twice on each driver before they just continue as before.

The paint only fake speed cushions (that are actually completely flat) on the road outside my house worked well for a couple of weeks but soon everyone got used to them and no longer slow down when approaching them.

[EDIT] They still trick a few people, but then 20mph limits rely on some people keeping to the limit and preventing the others from driving at a more usual 30mph+.

aren't designed to slow people down. They're there to allow people to cross the road

Yes, by graphically showing everyone that this is where pedestrians are meant cross the road. And by altering this design so as to stand out more to motorists you can presumably catch their attention better. It won't trick people into thinking the stripes are actually suspended in air more than a few times but it's always going to stand out and force drivers to suppress/remind themselves that the image they're seeing is bogus.

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How to slow down (and disorient) customers.

(FNAC, La Defense)