Council installs ‘creepy’ road bollards shaped like schoolchildren in bid to make drivers slow down
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Creepy lifelike bollards designed to look like children to make drivers slow down have been installed near a Nottingham primary school.
The road furniture was the brainchild of Stoney Stanton Parish Council parish clerk Roz Ward, who created the statuettes in 2020 to protect children in her village.
And now some of the striking statues have been installed outside the Sneinton St Stephen’s Church of England school on Windmill Lane.
Despite their unsettling appearance, locals think they are a good idea – and some have even admitted that they slowed down after seeing them.
It is not the only place in the country where you can find the creepy statuettes in Windsor and Stoney Stanton, in Leicestershire.
Despite their unsettling appearance, locals think they are a good idea – and some drivers have even admitted that they slowed down after seeing them
Creepy lifelike bollards designed to look like children to make drivers slow down have been installed near a Nottingham primary school (Robert Stone, 58, pictured with a bollard)
The creepy statuettes can also be found in Windsor and Leicestershire
Local Robert Stone said he was fooled by the bollards when he first drove down the road. ‘I really thought they were children’, the 58-year-old added.
‘I was shocked at first. So I think it is a very good idea.
‘I think they could make them look more life-like. They are a bit creepy.’
Bader Munir, who works at the Sneinton St Stephen’s Church of England school on Windmill Lane in Nottingham, said the measure is ‘brilliant’. The 41-year-old added: ‘The children love them.
‘They are very useful. I do not find them creepy.
‘I think if they were not here people would park here more often. So that puts them off.’
She went on and said: ‘I think we need them outside every school in Nottingham.’
The bollards in Stoney Stanton are in the shapes of both boys and girls to reflect the majority of pupils in the area
Ankit and Shilpi Jain, who are tourists in Nottingham for the first time, said they have never seen these specific bollards anywhere else.
Originally from India, the 37-year-old added: ‘We have been to 14 countries and we have never seen these before.
‘It is an amazing idea’, he continued.
‘It makes people more cautious while driving. And they become more aware.’
Mrs Jain, 36, added: ‘We have not seen them before. But they are a great idea – and I think every city should have them.’
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