elkroeger Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Anyone seen one of these out in the road yet? What'd you think? Linky Link to comment
mbelectric Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Totally agree with the last paragraph of the link. I'd hate to see "reverse" conditioning happen here... Nah, that kid's just an illusion...BAM!...Oh sh*t. MB> Link to comment
AZKomet Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 This works much better...... Link to comment
pbbeck Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 This works much better...... Haha! Boing! Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Totally agree with the last paragraph of the link. I'd hate to see "reverse" conditioning happen here... Nah, that kid's just an illusion...BAM!...Oh sh*t. MB> Yup. A colossally stupid idea. Gee...let's teach people that kids in the street are optical illusions. It'll be great! Link to comment
Mike Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'd have to agree with those who believe this to be immensely stupid. An amazingly bad idea. Link to comment
Ken H. Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yeah me too. Even before I got to the paragraph it was going through my mind, "You have to wonder if the designers of the "speed bump of the future" considered that drivers might become conditioned to disregard Pavement Patty and her imaginary cohorts, creating something similar to a "boy who cried wolf" effect. Couldn't such conditioning reduce drivers' caution if a real child should cross their path?" I guess thought the fact that this is fixed in place where as a real child would (in all likelyhood) have forward motion might make the distinction. But still... Link to comment
CoarsegoldKid Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 This works much better...... I hope the Mexicans don't see this. Link to comment
elkroeger Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 ...Yup. A colossally stupid idea... Yeah, that's kindof where I was at. It seems certain to have the opposite effect. At least after you've gone by there a few times.... Perhaps an optical illusion of an actual speed bump would work better. Kindof like those cattle guards that are merely painted on. Link to comment
Ken H. Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yeah, I can see, 'How fast can you hit the kid?' games popping up amongst teenage drivers in no time. Sort of a like a real live video game, but on the streets. Link to comment
Jerry Johnston Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Wonder how well it would work if they had painted a lawyer walking by ? Link to comment
ltljohn Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Wonder how well it would work if they had painted a lawyer walking by ? Wouldn't that be a speed up bump? Link to comment
Nice n Easy Rider Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Wonder how well it would work if they had painted a lawyer walking by ? Wouldn't that be a speed up bump? Will you guys stop trying to win points with Sharon (Bullet)? Link to comment
BongoBoyLA Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 This might work a little better: http://cheezburger.com/View/3949848320 Link to comment
notacop Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Anybody remember the movie Death Race 2000? or some such. Kid like that might be worth 200-300 points. Gnarly Dude. Link to comment
Motodan Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I stopped in time! Hell, I thought the kid had already been ran over, if nothing else I thought I might get a free pink ball or bee hive (whatever that thing was) for my trouble. Link to comment
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