Cardboard Coppers Give Fife a Scare

Life Size Cut Outs Designed to Shock Speeders

It is obvious that the police in Fife want you to take notice of the law, but their way of going about it has raised a few eyebrows. It seems a simple and effective way to stop speeders in cars is to prop a life size cardboard copper on the streets aiming a speed gun at you and car speeds drop dramatically.  They call the fak  bobby Pop Up Bob.

Pop Up Bob

And in case the locals get savvy to the scheme they will move the cardboard figures around Fife. Well it seems that getting out of the house gets more expensive by the moment what with last year;s drive, sorry for the pun, by Police Scotland to warn and then fine speeders who were just a couple of miles over the limit. Usually used to get 10% over plus two miles an hour before you got a fine, but last year’s initiative was much more zero tolerance based. One warning in writing and then wham a fine.

Speedos Aren’t   Just Budgie Smugglers

I don’t know about you but the two cars I regularly drive have differences from the speedo reading to the sat nav speed readings – so I use the sat nav as the most accurate, but if it is only a mile or two over the speed limit that you drive then there is no margin for error in this scheme. It’ll soon be like France where 1 kilometre an hour over on the speed camera and it is a fine.

Slow Down You Move Too Fast – Gotta Make the Morning Last

So only way is as I have said before is not to leave the house in a hurry and slow down in every sense. And what better way to slow down than the lovely Caithness Glass new for 2016 crew.

https://www.jamespirie.com/caithness/limited-edition-paperweights/new-for-2016.html

Or the fantastic and inspirational Border Fine Arts range which has some handy bargains on offer.

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And their new for 2016 range

https://www.jamespirie.com/border-fine-arts/new.html

Which features a great sculpture  for this Grand National week a fine piece by Anne Wall.

https://www.jamespirie.com/border-fine-arts/new/winning-salute-bay-l-e-250.html