The Smyrna, TN Police Department has made cardboard cutouts of their police officers and will be moving them around town in an effort to slow motorists on city streets.

This reminds me of a story from England I heard about last fall. Large cardboard cutouts of police officers were used in department stores to deter shoplifting. The faux police were actually MORE effective in reducing losses to shoplifting than the actual cop — that is, until the cutout was stolen.

They ARE going to slow motorists down somewhat. It’s just human nature to step on the brakes when a cop is spotted, or a speed sign displays your speed that’s over the limit. But, I can only imagine how long these things are gonna last — after the paintball splats, the BB holes, the graffiti, etc. They cost about $205 to make!

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Does this picture remind you of another sign you may have seen?

I found this picture while looking around on Flicker. The photographer is somewhat of a traffic activist, much like me. On his Flicker site, there are numerous pictures showing illegally posted speed limits, confusing signage, non-official signs, etc. There are also plenty of pics of beautiful scenic roads as well. Very pretty area!

This pic is one that I just thought was funny! I guess it’s actually a warning to slow down for the construction area ahead; but, It’s probably more of a “bluff” than anything.

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Officer claims he was taken off patrols, and transferred for failing to show “courtesy”.

A state trooper said he was reassigned and demoted after he gave another trooper a speeding ticket and after he filed an internal complaint against two other troopers who allegedly brandished firearms while arresting an unarmed civilian.

Trooper Zigmund Paul Jendrzejewski filed a 17-page federal lawsuit in Johnstown targeting state police Commissioner Col. Jeffrey Miller and three other top officials.

Jendrzejewski’s attorney, Don Bailey, said his client has more than 20 years experience as a patrol officer. While the lawsuit is about the trooper’s specific situation, it shows there is a double standard for state police brass and troopers who break laws and regulations, Bailey said.

“It shows the nature of the disciplinary process of the state police, which is a clique to ensure the safety of superiors, including Miller himself, while the careers of law-abiding officers, like Jendrzejewski, are sacrificed,” Bailey told The Associated Press on Monday.

To that end, the suit also refers to an incident that doesn’t even involve Jendrzejewski. Bailey said he investigated the incident, which he called common knowledge among rank-and-file troopers statewide.

In that incident, Miller was riding in an unmarked car driven by deputy state police Commissioner Frank Pawlowski when a trooper stopped them for driving 88 mph on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Nov. 6, 2007.

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