Plans for child-shaped bollards outside a primary school have been rejected by parents who described them as "scary" and "something out of Doctor Who".
Plymouth's Compton Church of England Primary School asked parents about the bollards, which aim to slow down cars.
Some compared the stony-faced bollards, which cost £350 each, to a scene from Doctor Who.
Plymouth City Council, which imposed the bollards as a planning condition, is now reviewing the proposals.
The makers of the bollards said they remained "proud" of them.
The 3ft-high bollards had been planned to be placed by the side of the road.
The idea was mentioned to a newsletter which went to parents with pupils at the school.
Mother Rachel Lane said: "They might work, but they are pretty scary.
"I think they might frighten the children.
"I'd like to see a lollipop man and a zebra crossing because the roads near the school are so busy."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13900134
Bollards to Dr Who
Bollards to Dr Who
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I know I haven't been watching the good Doctor for a number of years, but has there actually been an episode filled with stiff stoney-faced kids?
Bah!
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Village of the damned anybody?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Hen - Not Dr Who but the spin off Torchwood ....creepy kids stock still repeating the same phrase!
have to say i dont like them either creepy creepy creepy!
have to say i dont like them either creepy creepy creepy!
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it also may end up having the opposite effect as drivers get used to seeing bollards looking like kids they might miss an "actual" kid in the vicinity.
They seem counter-productive to me.
(Mind you, what kind of kid would be seen dead wearing the bollards outfits?)
They seem counter-productive to me.
(Mind you, what kind of kid would be seen dead wearing the bollards outfits?)
Bah!
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Would you hit them?
In the movie I saw their eyes turn red and you die...
In the movie I saw their eyes turn red and you die...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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I also strongly suspect that these things are going to become a magnet for vandalism...
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True, true...Lord Jim wrote:I also strongly suspect that these things are going to become a magnet for vandalism...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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Autons, they look like Autons... before the Nestene got good at making stuff.
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too many people just putting their oar in to fuck with things and block all progress.
Its an experiment! Just try it and see how it works, ok?
btw Yes, I think they will be used for all sorts of interesting artistic experiments, aka 'vandalism'.
Even more reason to give it a try.
yrs,
rubato
Its an experiment! Just try it and see how it works, ok?
btw Yes, I think they will be used for all sorts of interesting artistic experiments, aka 'vandalism'.
Even more reason to give it a try.
yrs,
rubato
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Interestingly enough they did this in Leicester in 2009.
I haven't been able to find any road safety statistics that can prove the experiment worked. in fact with the Leicester experiment, one bollard was knocked over by a driver within two weeks.
I guess it is still cheaper than a crossing with a Lollypop man/woman or speed cameras.
I haven't been able to find any road safety statistics that can prove the experiment worked. in fact with the Leicester experiment, one bollard was knocked over by a driver within two weeks.
I guess it is still cheaper than a crossing with a Lollypop man/woman or speed cameras.
Bah!
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There just not very visible are they?
But, these bollards can strike back;
But, these bollards can strike back;
