Swiss Drivers Get A Guardian Angel
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If you happen to be driving along the roads of Fribourg, Switzerland, you may be in for a heavenly surprise - A beautiful guardian angel either smiling at you from the side, or flapping his wings furiously, if you are driving over the speed limit.
However, this angel has not descended from the heavens, but is a professional actor who has been employed by the police department to encourage safe driving. The actor turned angel patrols the roads 20 hours a week, descending in different parts of the 670sq. mile mountainous region, each day.
Drivers who are fortunate enough to see him, are encouraged to e-mail the police so that their name can be entered into a lottery for a . . . . . free driving lesson!
The police got the idea of placing a real-life angel on the roads, after a few months of television advertising that follows a similar theme. While they don't know how effective the advertisement or the guardian angel has been, they expect to continue this campaign until at least October or even eternally - After all angels are immortal!
sources: uk.autoblog.com, dailymail.co.uk
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61 Comments
- Madisonover 11 yearsIf there is heavy traffic, what does the angel do? Also, how does the anger pull them over if they dont listen? Are ther cops hiding in the bushes or something?
- sanjanarover 11 yearsI wonder if the police will soon have multiple 'gardian angels' so that they will be seen more. Will this create a more efficent way to promote safe driving instead of just one angel?
- zeeshaover 11 yearsWhere are the funds for this campaign coming from?
- Angel Hemaniover 11 yearsI like how the author used extended spaces or "elypsyes"
- semeraover 11 yearsWait, what? Is the angel holographic or...?
- Victoria Bellover 11 yearsI wonder how the "Angel" keeps up with the cars
- 12345over 13 yearsnice?
nicolealmost 14 yearslol?
chocolatechip22almost 14 yearsweeeirrrd.....- jbabout 14 yearso wow