Discover- Today, West Vancouver officials will roll out a new way to keep drivers alert and slow them down: a little girl speed bump. A trompe-l’œil, the apparently 3D girl located near the École Pauline Johnson Elementary School is actually a 2D pavement painting, similar to the one shown here
In what sounds like a terrifying experience, the girl’s elongated form appears to rise from the ground as cars approach, reaching 3D realism at around 100 feet, and then returning to 2D distortion once cars pass that ideal viewing distance. Its designers created the image to give drivers who travel at the street’s recommended 18 miles per hour (30 km per hour) enough time to stop before hitting Pavement Patty–acknowledging the spectacle before they continue to safely roll over her.
One of my finest attributes, alongside being very fast at shuffling/dealing cards, is that I can recognize a brilliant idea when I see one. Take it from a guy who has taken multiple shots of something called Mexican Water (Malibu, Tequilla and Vodka all mixed together), recieved a blowie from a girl while she had red pepper flakes in her mouth, and roots for the Buffalo Bills... making speedbumps in the shape of children right outside of an elementary school is an awesome idea!
I'm certain that this won't cause anybody to swerve out of the way and hit a real child. Couldn't possibly happen. Just like the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation says, “It’s a static image. If a driver can’t respond to this appropriately, that person shouldn’t be driving….” And I'm sure that the Providence of British Columbia has no history of people getting DUI's and doesn't issue drivers license to women, so everyone on the road will be qualified to be driving.
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