{"id":9558,"date":"2010-02-22T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/undercover-bird-feeder-slows-crime-in-its-tracks-undercover\/"},"modified":"2010-02-22T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T16:20:00","slug":"undercover-bird-feeder-slows-crime-in-its-tracks-undercover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/undercover-bird-feeder-slows-crime-in-its-tracks-undercover.php","title":{"rendered":"Undercover Bird Feeder Slows Crime In Its Tracks [Undercover]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Retired police officer Bill Angus hates speeding almost as much as he loves birds. So he did what any reasonable person would do: design a feeder that looks exactly like a speed camera<\/a>, and mount it in his front yard.<\/p>

And it seems to be working! At least, the slowing traffic part; there's no word on how birds have taken to it yet:<\/p>

Mr Angus insists - without so much as a hint of a smile - that the effect on speeders is no more than a happy coincidence.<\/p>

'Why does everyone think it's a fake speed camera?' he asked.<\/p>

'It's a bird box and has been designed this way to stop people stealing it. It's a bright colour, too, to attract the blue tits and finches. Since I have put it up, the traffic is keeping to 30mph. If people want to think it is a camera, that is a matter for themselves.'<\/p><\/blockquote>

It may not have the same vigilante cachet as, say, Batman, but bonus points for creativity. And although it's sneaky, I'd much prefer a birdhouse that looks like a speed trap<\/a> than a speed trap disguised as a birdhouse. [Daily Mail UK<\/a> via Neatorama<\/a>]<\/p>

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