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| HALLOWEEN CASUALTY HALLOWEEN, OCTOBER 2002, BEECH CROFT ROAD, SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD, ENGLAND |
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| DESCRIPTION
AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC DURING TRICK-OR-TREAT PERIOD: CREATE A GHOULISH TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BETWEEN A CAR AND A ROAD-WITCH FAMILY.
CAR, ROAD CONES, CHILD'S BUGGY, BROOMS, CLOTHING, POLICE TAPE, SMOKE MACHINE, PUMPKINS, GREEN JELLY
60 GBP
1 and 1/2 day prep, 1 day build
Trick-or-treat time means loads of sugar-crazed children with dark clothing and masks running wild in the streets, albeit with parental supervision. But this isn't really enough to convince a few motorists to adjust their driving habits, and so this very first ROAD-WITCH TRIAL was created in 2002. The aim was to create a fantastic 'casualty', an accident between a family of road witches (with cones for heads) and a strange otherworldly automobile. Like a genuine casualty, the scene attracted a crowd of ghouls. The entire scene, with smoke, flashing lights, ghouls, and police tape was horrific enough at a distance to convince some motorists to seek other routes during the Halloween trick-or-treat period. The term 'road-witch' was created to describe a crude dummy made of stuffed old clothes and a 'borrowed' road cone. Road-witches are an effective means of folk traffic calming at any time of year. |
THE MYSTERIOUS ATMOSPHERE OF THE 'CASUALTY' SCENE | |
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| CHARLIE MANS THE SMOKE MACHINE | ||
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| THE CORDONED OFF AREA, AND GIRLS LOOK ON IN 'HORROR' AT THE BABY BUGGY BENEATH THE WHEELS | ||
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| UNFORTUNATE WITCH, AND REAR VIEW WITH PUMPKIN WITNESSES | ||
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| TRICK-OR-TREATERS RULE THE STREETS...A NICE CHANGE FROM LETHAL MACHINERY MOVING AT SPEED. | ||
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