11 year old boy tracks speeders

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spidey07

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I don't know, one one hand good for him for trying to keep the neighborhood safe. But on the other hand if he's causing traffic disruption and people to lock up their brakes that sounds dangerous to all traffic and to the kid as well.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...e_st/odd_radar_tracker

" LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Police can't be everywhere, so 11-year-old Landon Wilburn is on patrol in the Stone Lakes subdivision in Louisville. Landon told The Courier-Journal he used to shout at speeders to slow down ? then had a better idea.
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Dressed in a reflective vest, wearing a bicycle helmet and armed with a Hot Wheels brand radar gun, he points and records the speed of passing traffic.

The boy also carries a flashlight with a built-in siren.

Subdivision resident George Ayers said he has seen drivers lock up their brakes when they saw Landon clocking them.

Officials say the city will install speed humps in the neighborhood if 70 percent of residents agree and are willing to put up half the money."
 
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OdiN

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I had to laugh at your posted text from the site....

"Landon told The Courier-Journal he used to shout at speeders to slow down ? then had a better idea. ADVERTISEMENT!!!"
 
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The other thing.....who would want speed bumps in their community? I hate speed bumps.
 
mugs

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Hot Wheels makes a RADAR gun? :confused:

He's in a housing development, so I don't think he can be causing any sort of "traffic disruption." And if a driver locks up their brakes at the sight of a child on a bike, well I don't think you can blame the kid for that. Unless he's standing in the middle of the street.

I have a feeling there is some parental influence here.
 
KB

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Why slow to 0 mph just because someone is pointing a radar gun at you? Unless they think its a real one?
 
Linflas

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Originally posted by: mugs
Hot Wheels makes a RADAR gun? :confused:

He's in a housing development, so I don't think he can be causing any sort of "traffic disruption." And if a driver locks up their brakes at the sight of a child on a bike, well I don't think you can blame the kid for that. Unless he's standing in the middle of the street.

I have a feeling there is some parental influence here.
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That was the thing that really surprised me. You can now buy a functioning radar gun for $30.00.
 
Nitemare

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Originally posted by: BassBomb
Why the fuck does he wear a helmet if hes off the side of the road?
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same reason why he rides the shortbus to school...he's special
 
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Originally posted by: BassBomb
Why the fuck does he wear a helmet if hes off the side of the road?
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Same reason he's wearing an orange vest. Over-protective parents.
 
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