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[quote]Yes, that really was a 7-foot-tall Gingerbread Man — wearing sneakers — walking back and forth across Eucalyptus Avenue in Moreno Valley.
Yet the costumed deputy was invisible to most of the 13 motorists who were cited in a 50-minute span during a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department pedestrian decoy operation Thursday morning, Sept. 26.
The drivers were accused of failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. This crossing was in front of Rainbow Springs Elementary and just down the street from Sunnymead Middle School.
Most, Sgt. Bill Guimont said, claimed they never saw the brown fairy-tale character with the round head.
“Our concern is if they can’t see a 7-foot Gingerbread Man, then how are they going to see their son or daughter that is only 5 feet tall walking through a crosswalk,” Guimont said.
Seven other drivers were cited for other violations, and four vehicles were towed because the drivers didn’t have valid licenses.[/quote]
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4 vehicles in a 50 minute span without valid licences? Wow.
Yeah, inattentive driving is a big problem, though. People need to put their fucking phones down and eyes on the road.
[quote]Most, Sgt. Bill Guimont said, claimed they never saw the brown fairy-tale character with the round head.
“Our concern is if they can’t see a 7-foot Gingerbread Man, then how are they going to see their son or daughter that is only 5 feet tall walking through a crosswalk,” Guimont said.
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This is fucking genius
Those motorists had better run, run, run, as fast as they can.
Gonna need a lot of milk for this one.
Wow that's awesome.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;42358149]4 vehicles in a 50 minute span without valid licences? Wow.
Yeah, inattentive driving is a big problem, though. People need to put their fucking phones down and eyes on the road.[/QUOTE]
Some of these uncontrolled crosswalks can be horrendously long, but the law dictates you wait the [U]entire[/U] duration.. Especially when they're more than half-way across the street, already past your car, and walking in slow-motion with their hands in their pockets while you're attempting a right-turn.
If this was an issue about cellular phones the ginger-bread man would have been crushed into ginger-bread powder.
[I]"You can't catch him, but he can catch you."[/I]
[QUOTE=Blanketspace;42358161]Those motorists had better run, run, run, as fast as they can.[/QUOTE]
Actually, they should pay attention and slow down.
Hahahaha shit, I drove by this guy on thursday.
Suddenly everything makes sense.
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