Betty Go-Slow is the ‘sexy mannequin’ designed to slow down traffic

Staff writer
Betty the mannequin which is being used to stop speeding in a Gloucestershire village. See SWNS story SWDUMMY; Road safety campaigner Betty stands at the side of the road 24/7 in a bid to persuade drivers to stop speeding through a village on the Gloucestershire borders. Whatever the weather she waits on a bend to urge motorists to slow down and stick to the 30mph speed limit as they pass through Aston Ingham near Newent. But well-dressed Betty doesn’t mind being outside around the clock because she is in fact a dummy standing guard on the B4221 between Kilcot and Lea.

Though there are lots of law-abiding drivers around, there are still plenty who ignore speed limits – sometimes at the cost of safety. For one resident of Aston Ingham, Herefordshire, speeding has become such an issue that she's taken the problem into her own hands.

Julia Askew, 59, has created her own speed limit sign, but instead of simply painting a number on a circle, she's made use of a full-sized shop mannequin to catch drivers' attention.

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