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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
15 Fall-On-The-Ground Laughing Signs That Will Get This Long Weekend Started Off Right
Welcome to another weekly roundup of Reddit's funniest signs. They're the best cure for making you forget about all the stress you had this week! Last week's was hilarious, and today's won't disappoint. Here we go: 1.A comical but necessary reminder: 2.A very blunt truth: a very unfiltered truth: 4.A message about one particular Australian in the office: 5.A coffee shop that understands how humanity works: Related: 51 People Who Quickly Discovered Why Their Hilariously Clueless Partner Was Single Before Meeting Them 6.A reminder that you will be reported: 7.A fancy restaurant that might need a new name: 8.A safe way to offer free gas, knowing you'll never actually have to give it: Related: 27 Horrifying Deaths People Can Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Forget Because They Were That Bad 9.A plea to the delivery driver... Hey, at least he followed the directions! 10.A company that speaks facts: 11.A universal observation: 12.A very random bit of information: 13.A gentle reminder: 14.A business that needs a new sign maker: lastly, a traffic enforcement sign that probably didn't mean to promote stalking but kinda did: Which one made you LOL the most?! Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check back next week for another hilarious roundup! Also in Internet Finds: 15 Facebook Marketplace Items You'll Wish, From The Depths Of Your Soul, You Could Unsee Also in Internet Finds: People Are Confessing Their Absolute Pettiest "Revenge Served Cold" Stories, And It's Deliciously Entertaining Also in Internet Finds: My Innocence Has Been Destroyed After Learning These Terrible, Disturbing, And Creepy Things
CBS News
13-05-2025
- CBS News
Bellevue police issue tickets to drivers during crosswalk sting
The Bellevue Borough Police Department issued multiple tickets to drivers during a two-week crosswalk sting operation in the heart of the borough's business district. Chief Matthew Sentner said he did not want to talk on camera on Monday, but he said the department took part in a two-week pedestrian enforcement. Bellevue crosswalk sting viral video The operation, which has since generated a strong reaction on social media, has a goal of catching drivers who do not stop for people trying to cross the street. Chief Sentner defended the program, which drew various opinions from people in the borough. Some people in the borough said crossing Lincoln and North Jackson avenues can be tricky. "Usually, I will inch forward and let them know," said Kali Salvatore, who works in the area. "I will make eye contact with the driver so they know I'm trying to cross." "There are many that just drive too fast to slow down or stop in time, so it could be a dangerous situation," resident Bob Hopf said. A KDKA viewer shot video on May 8 of an undercover officer crossing the street. In the video, the driver does not stop before the crosswalk and is later pulled over by another officer. Bellevue crosswalk sting Chief Sentner said the operation was part of an enforcement initiative paid for by a state grant. He said drivers not stopping for people in the crosswalk is a big problem in Bellevue. "I'm not against it," Hopf said. "I think it's a good idea." "There is probably better uses of their time," resident Joe Bucco said. Jim Marsh is the law enforcement liaison for Pennsylvania's highway safety office. He said most drivers stopped in this sting received warnings, not tickets. Chief Sentner said the department issued eight or nine tickets. KDKA reached out to the borough manager on Monday but did not hear back.
CBC
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
More Alberta municipalities scrapping photo radar in response to provincial restrictions
The number of municipalities using photo radar and red-light cameras in Alberta has dropped by more than a third since last year, according to figures from the province. Seventeen municipalities, including Edmonton and Calgary, still have automated traffic enforcement programs — down from 26 last year. The provincial government announced in December it would be banning photo radar on all provincial highways and connectors, restricting its use to school, playground and construction zones and no longer allowing speed-on-green cameras at intersections. The new rules, which the government has framed as "ending the photo radar cash cow," came into effect on April 1. Alberta Municipalities president and Wetaskiwin Mayor Tyler Gandam said smaller local governments, including his own, have determined the cost of hiring a company to run automated enforcement now exceeds the benefits. He said as a result, municipalities are losing revenue they once spent on traffic safety initiatives and are turning to police and peace officers to enforce speed limits instead. "Taking away the automated traffic enforcement now puts more of a burden on our police officers and our communities," Gandam said. Revenue losses Getting rid of photo radar means giving up tens of thousands of dollars in ticket revenue. Canmore expects to lose $250,000, Edson about $464,000 and Spruce Grove $600,000. "It was never about the revenue," said Jeff Acker, Spruce Grove's mayor. He said Spruce Grove, a small city about 30 kilometres west of Edmonton, introduced photo radar 16 years ago aiming to reduce traffic collisions at intersections by 20 per cent. The tool worked, he said. Now, because of the new provincial rules, Spruce Grove can no longer use photo radar at its most dangerous places. Municipalities wanting to re-engineer intersections to reduce collisions can apply for a new traffic safety fund in September. The provincial fund will have $1 million available in the next fiscal year, $2 million in 2026-27 and $10 million in 2027-28. Speeding already up: town policing manager Some municipal governments have decided that despite the restrictions, they can afford to keep using automated enforcement tools. Mark Anderson, manager of community policing in Coaldale, about 18 kilometres northeast of Lethbridge, said the town can do so because it owns equipment already and doesn't have to pay another company. But losing the ability to ticket speeding highway drivers, 70 per cent of whom did not live in town, Anderson said, takes $400,000 out of the town's budget. He's already noticing more speeding on Highways 3 and 845. "They're just ripping through here again," Anderson said. Safety fears Debbie Hammond, executive director of Safer Roads Alliance, a non-profit funded by the oil and gas industry, said she fears photo radar's disappearance will lead to more crashes and fatalities. "Removing this technology is definitely going to hinder our path forward," she said. Karim El-Basyouny, a transportation engineering professor at the University of Alberta, told CBC News in September that various studies and evaluations indicate automated speed enforcement, including photo radar, can effectively decrease speeding and related traffic violations. "I'm ethically obligated to speak on this issue," he said in an email. "Every life lost on our roads is a preventable tragedy, and it is our collective responsibility to advocate for policies that prioritize safety and adhere to the evidence-based practices that have been proven to save lives." Hammond said she urges the provincial government to reconsider recent restrictions. In an emailed statement, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen said the government is "following through on its commitment to restore public trust in automated traffic enforcement" by removing sites that don't clearly improve public safety. Under the province's new guidelines, municipalities may submit business cases to request exemptions, but Dreeshen said no municipality has done so. The new guidelines require municipalities to submit months of recent data and show that other safety measures, like speed bumps or flashing signs, do not work. Gandam said some communities may decide to ask for exemptions after reviewing data, but Acker doesn't think Spruce Grove will be one of them. He said the city is not confident it could find a company to conduct enforcement at far fewer locations, bringing enforcement in-house would be too costly and applying for exemptions would burden administrative staff. Acker and officials from other municipalities told CBC News they are implementing and exploring other ways of addressing traffic safety, through speed limit reductions, more patrols by RCMP and peace officers, intersection design changes and targeted traffic-calming measures in areas where drivers speed. Hammond said there are many strategies to improve road safety, but they can be expensive, so she recommends municipalities partner with other groups to find resources and work together on solutions. "Communities really have to want that and advocate for it," she said.
