Topless women spotted on Russian roads forcing drivers to slow down at pedestrian crossings

Russia: Topless women have been spotted on the streets of Russia in a bid to help slow down speeding drivers. The bizarre idea was launched by a road safety campaign in Russia which claims it is the best way to reduce speeding by sending the semi-nude women onto the streets. The almost naked women dressed in thigh-high boots and pants are seen holding up an accident blackspot carrying speed limit signs.

According to reports, the idea seems to be yielding results as traffic approaching the pedestrian crossing in Severny village, on Russia's Novaya Zemlya island, has significantly slowed down since it was launched and surprisingly no accidents caused by driver being distracted has been reported.

The controversial idea has been backed by elderly pedestrians, who were afraid to cross the road before.

According to a report, Road safety campaign Avtodrizhenia who organized the trial said that "most speeding drivers, the majority of whom are men, slowed down to admire the female road safety assistants."

"Drivers do not let us cross," said one female pensioner.

"Some of them do but many others just fly past.

"They even shout at us - 'why are you walking here?' Can you believe it?"

One of the models who took part to strip for the exercise said;

"Our drivers usually do not slow down when they pass a village or a settlement even though there are speed limit signs by the road.

"So we have to make them do it."

One male driver said;

"It's a super thing, amazing.

"I'd like to see more of this by the road, and yes I looked at speed limit sign this time. It will teach other drivers too."

The head of the regional police press service in Nizhny Novgorod region, where the experiment took place, Igor Mikhailushkin, said;

"We have organised similar installations this and last year trying to make the drivers obey the speed limit.

"But I must say our girls were dressed more than these women."

Source: Mirror