Canada unveils new speed bump: optical illusion of a child *UPDATED* | |
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DeadBeacon User ID: 961647 United States 09/09/2010 10:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I applaud their efforts. Sensory adaptation will soon take over and people will become adjusted to this too. It's inevitable. I still, though, appreciate the innovative way our minds play tricks with what our eyes see. Wow!!! That was a mouth full. Better I drink coffee. :Canadian F::State of Texas: "Misunderestimating is only 5/4 th's of the problem"! "Some choose to hear, few decide to listen". "Question what you know and know why you question". "GLP will never be the sane...uhhh...same". "The markets will determine the fate of government intervention, not government intervening in the market". |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1039687 United States 09/09/2010 10:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What happens when people become desensitized to this then start to roll through knowing it is optical illusion. Then a real child gets trucked. Fail Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1051266Good point. You can hear the defense in court: The defendant has been conditioned to think that all small children playing in the road are fake and unreal. |
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A.D. Life (OP) User ID: 493309 United States 09/09/2010 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What happens when people become desensitized to this then start to roll through knowing it is optical illusion. Then a real child gets trucked. Fail Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1051266Yeah I was thinking the same thing...they'll get so used to it being there a real kid will jump out and they'll hit the kid...that sucks...canadians don't think "aboot" things much lol anyone catch that? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1094108 France 09/09/2010 10:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What happens when people become desensitized to this then start to roll through knowing it is optical illusion. Then a real child gets trucked. Fail Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1051266That's exactly what I was wondering. What a dumbfuck idea. |
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT User ID: 381742 United States 09/09/2010 10:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now, that is cool ... Quoting: TorontonianGuy...until someone panics and tries to swerve to miss the "kid" and kills themselves by smashing into another vehicle or post or something... Poor people do poor people things, and rich people do rich people things. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it! when you rob Paul to give to Peter ... ... ... you will always get Peters support! :Brieffromnativea: |
Khalen User ID: 1085869 Canada 09/09/2010 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good concept, bad implementation. They should change it just be dollar signs $$ popping up. I bet you that people would remember real quick they are in a school zone. As his vision slowly cleared, the traveler came to the startling realization that he had been sitting by the side of the road, repeatedly hitting himself in the head with his walking staff. He had in fact been doing this for a quarter of a century. Shaking his head at his own folly, he dusted himself off, set his gaze upon the road up the mountain and once more set off upon his journey. |
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT User ID: 381742 United States 09/09/2010 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "That's not a kid, it's one of those 'sidewalk drawings'........FLOOR IT!" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1094126Make it a drawing of a teen with his baggy pants hanging down and there won't even be tire marks on the pavement... Poor people do poor people things, and rich people do rich people things. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it! when you rob Paul to give to Peter ... ... ... you will always get Peters support! :Brieffromnativea: |
Astronut Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 634208 United States 09/09/2010 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Pavement Patty" That's just terrible. I applaud their efforts. Sensory adaptation will soon take over and people will become adjusted to this too. It's inevitable. Quoting: DeadBeacon"Oh it's just an illusion, I don't need to actually slow down..." |
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DeadBeacon User ID: 961647 United States 09/09/2010 10:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Pavement Patty" Quoting: AstronutThat's just terrible. I applaud their efforts. Sensory adaptation will soon take over and people will become adjusted to this too. It's inevitable. "Oh it's just an illusion, I don't need to actually slow down..." Excellent....I didn't think anybody read my post. To many big words I guess. :Canadian F::State of Texas: "Misunderestimating is only 5/4 th's of the problem"! "Some choose to hear, few decide to listen". "Question what you know and know why you question". "GLP will never be the sane...uhhh...same". "The markets will determine the fate of government intervention, not government intervening in the market". |
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Astronut Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 634208 United States 09/09/2010 10:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Pavement Patty" Quoting: DeadBeaconThat's just terrible. I applaud their efforts. Sensory adaptation will soon take over and people will become adjusted to this too. It's inevitable. "Oh it's just an illusion, I don't need to actually slow down..." Excellent....I didn't think anybody read my post. To many big words I guess. I understood you don't think sensory adaptation is a good thing. I just don't think this fail is even applause worthy for effort. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 849986 United States 09/09/2010 11:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | im not convinced this is such a great idea. the boy who cries wolf.. SURE it will stop people dead in thier tracks, who wants to run over a poor little kid!!! but what about when you get them used to the fact that it is just an optical illusion. THEN what happens when there IS a kid ??? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1073214 Canada 09/09/2010 11:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dumb expenditure in trying to condition folks who just won't get it in any event irrespective of what trickery you try and implement to change their behaviour. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 628775 Canada 09/09/2010 11:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | im not convinced this is such a great idea. the boy who cries wolf.. SURE it will stop people dead in thier tracks, who wants to run over a poor little kid!!! but what about when you get them used to the fact that it is just an optical illusion. THEN what happens when there IS a kid ??? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 849986Most drivers here don't seem to care if you are real. I can't tell you how many times I have had to bang on the hood of a car to prevent it from running me over at an intersection "walk" sign. They are too busy on their phones, or eating lunch etc. to pay attention to pedestrians. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 956982 United Kingdom 09/09/2010 11:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How completely retarded can you get?!!! 1. A driver slams on their brakes thinking they are about to plow into a real child; thus causing a crash as cars behind plough into them. 2. As above but a driver swerves to avoid the 'child' and misses the illusion but hits a real one on the sidewalk. 3. People start confusing real kids and imaginary kids. 4. Its a bit sick and could actually traumatise some people (especially children who are riding as passengers). 5. Idiots will inevitabely invent some kind of sick game where they 'edit' the images in sick ways. One word for the designer of this; 'twat'. |
DeadBeacon User ID: 961647 United States 09/09/2010 11:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They'd be better off just painting the ball on the road. This would at least cause an instantaneous scan by the brain and an immediate slowing, or braking, without the potential swerve. You don't know where the child is coming from so you hold steady in the middle of the road. :Canadian F::State of Texas: "Misunderestimating is only 5/4 th's of the problem"! "Some choose to hear, few decide to listen". "Question what you know and know why you question". "GLP will never be the sane...uhhh...same". "The markets will determine the fate of government intervention, not government intervening in the market". |
DeadBeacon User ID: 961647 United States 09/09/2010 11:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | :Canadian F::State of Texas: "Misunderestimating is only 5/4 th's of the problem"! "Some choose to hear, few decide to listen". "Question what you know and know why you question". "GLP will never be the sane...uhhh...same". "The markets will determine the fate of government intervention, not government intervening in the market". |