Patrick James
On the heels of our most recent discussion of driving, infractions, and class-warfare, here's this possibly made-up but undeniably awesome story from Jalopnik. Apparently, local traffic cops in Omsk, Russia, are wearing cardboard cutout Brad Pitt masks as a means of getting motorists to slow down and obey traffic laws-and it works.
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