LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Associated Press Published on Thursday, Jul. 17, 2008 11:19AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 8:18PM EDT
Kentucky boy tries to keep speeders in check with toy radar gun
Landon Wilburn, 11, may have a future as a cop – a traffic cop.
The youngster, who used to shout at speeders to slow down as they drove through the Stone Lakes subdivision in Louisville, Ky., now has taken matters into his own hands.
Dressed in a reflective vest, wearing a bicycle helmet and armed with an orange Hot Wheels brand radar gun, he points and records the actual speed of passing traffic.
Landon also carries a flashlight with a built-in siren.
”When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it,” neighbour George Ayers, 61, said. ”People were locking up their brakes when they saw him.”
Many in the subdivision are frustrated that motorists tear through the area at 55 miles an hour (almost 90 kilometres an hour) despite signs posting a 25 mph (40 km/h) limit.
Officials said the city will install speed humps in the neighbourhood if 70 per cent of residents agree and are willing to put up half the money.
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