Cardboard officers to be deployed by England police to deter speeders
A police force has become the first in England to use cardboard cut-outs of officers to deter speeders.
West Mercia Police will position two lifesize figures of police officers at speeding hotspots in Shropshire as part of a trial to ascertain how effective they are at slowing down drivers. They will wear high-vis clothing and be holding a handheld speed camera.
The unusual concept is already being used in Scotland, but this is believed to be the first time an English police force has implemented the idea.
The figures will be used alongside high-visibility patrols and real speed cameras
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