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Petaluma police wore inflatable chicken costumes and drove across zebra crossings to test and educate drivers on whether or not they would yield to pedestrians. Most of the people passed the exam, but some still did not pass the exam.
A huge yellow chick comes inCalifornia There is a pedestrian crossing, but some drivers still do not pay attention to it. The chick is about as tall as an adult, has a bright red comb on its head, and a pair of sizable orange claws. It’s really hard to ignore its looks.
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This special scene was captured by the Petaluma Police Department.Halloween Pedestrian safety awareness program was organized on the eve of the event. Police hope to test whether drivers will stop when someone is crossing the road.
Instead of sending uniformed officers to zebra crossings, police opted to have people dress up in inflatable chicken costumes. This costume is very eye-catching and allows the police station to add some fun while testing the driving behavior of drivers.
Police said most of the drivers passed the test. However, several motorists stopped told police officers that they did not see the rooster at all. Given that the costume is so huge and colorful, this is a really worrying reaction.
In video shared by the Petaluma Police Department, a man wearing an inflatable chicken costume can be seen walking across a marked crosswalk. With every step, the body of the huge yellow chicken bounced up and down, and a pair of large orange legs slowly moved forward on the road.
There is a scene in the video where you can see the person inside the costume through a hole below the chick’s head. As the man in the chicken costume walked down the road, there was a line of cars parked on the side of the road.
The Petaluma Police Department shared the results of the incident with a familiar joke.
“Yesterday, we finally resolved a long-standing question: why do chickens cross the road? It turns out it was to improve pedestrian safety,” police wrote.
Police say most drivers pay attention to road conditions, drive at a safe speed and do not pay attention to pedestrians. However, officers still stopped several motorists who claimed they did not see the rooster at all.
This raises an obvious question: If one can ignore a giant yellow rooster in broad daylight, what about when a person wearing ordinary clothes walks across the same zebra crossing?
Police have urged drivers to slow down when approaching pedestrian crossings and pay attention to conditions on both sides of the road. Drivers should always be prepared to stop whenever someone is preparing to cross the road.
Police also remind pedestrians to use marked pedestrian crossings and ensure they are noticed by oncoming motorists before stepping onto the road.
