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Robo-pop: Lollipop ladies get hi-tech cameras in their headgear and sticks
to combat road rage
By CHRIS BROOKE -  1st May 2008

lollipop men and women have been given a new weapon against reckless or
angry motorists. Lollipop sticks will have in-built cameras to capture any
problems

The cameras are visible so it is hoped they will act a deterrent.

If not, their time-coded footage can used as evidence against offenders.

Around 1,400 incidents were reported to councils last year and dozens of
lollipop staff needed hospital treatment after being hit by cars.

They - and the children they are shepherding across roads - are often
abused and sworn at.

"It's unbelievable that we have to take this action, but the lives of
children are at risk from increasing numbers of drivers," said David Sparks
of the Local Government Association's transport board.

"Drivers are so selfish that they are willing to put lives at risk by
refusing to stop for 30 seconds at a school crossing.

Under the law, a lollipop patrol should be obeyed in the same way as a
traffic light.

Failure to stop for one could mean a fine of up to £1,000 and three penalty
points.

Don Mac-Dougall, road safety officer at Dudley council, said offenders who
escaped prosecution could now be taken to court.

"Only a handful of incidents each year end up in prosecutions because it's
usually just one person's word against another," he said.

(snip)

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Three points??  These psycho brits should have their license taken away
forever. Here in america drivers seem to be pretty good about stopping at
school crossings.