Staged Crash Scene

Crash-SceneThis might seem like a not-so-funny April Fool’s joke, but it is a very serious effort to raise awareness to a serious problem. The BBC reported that last month the police in Belarus staged what appeared to be a crash scene with a “dead cyclist” to raise awareness regarding a dangerous stretch of road.

The scene was set up to resemble a “hit-and-run” complete with mangled cycle, tire tracks and a dummy that stood in for an injured (even dead) cyclist. The sad part reported the BBC is that just nine people out of 186 cars that drove past actually took the time to stop!

[Via BBC: Police stage cycle crash in road safety campaign]

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