Saturday, April 29, 2006

Lollipop rage

Put some people behind the wheel, and you have a dangerous predator in charge of a potential murder weapon (commonly known as car or vehicle).

FYI: Lollipop is a British term. It refers to people working as crossing guards in the UK.

Story:
A child could be killed by "arrogant and ignorant" motorists bringing a new form of dangerous driving to the area's roads - lollipop rage.

The phenomenon has seen everything from motorists driving through school crossing patrols to hurling abuse and even stones and bottles at lollipop people.

Now a campaign has been set up to tackle the increasing problem of lollipop people being terrorised by motorists, which is plaguing Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.

Ellen Kershaw has been helping children cross the road outside Hook Norton Primary School for five years, but said lollipop rage had almost caused her to quit her job.

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