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| WHAT IS A ROAD-WITCH? | |
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THE ORIGINAL ROAD-WITCH is an early experiment in 'folk' traffic calming. A Roadwitch is just a dummy, made with old clothes stuffed with leaves, newspapers, or rags. The crucial difference is that the 'head' is a road cone. When laying on the street, they form an effective means of slowing down traffic.
If you live in Britain or the USA, it’s generally the case that your local authority has failed to adequately protect you from people who forget they're operating lethal machinery in public. Setting up your own Roadwitch could be your first step in redressing the balance between motorists and 'unenhanced' humans who also use the roads. |
| TIPS ON "REPURPOSING" ROAD CONES FOR ROAD-WITCH HEADS |
POSITIONING YOUR ROAD-WITCH |
| Only select “unemployed” cones.
There are two kinds of road cones: those that are protecting motorists from a hazard in the road, and those that are just lying around forgotten. Never take a cone away if it’s doing a good job protecting motorists (even though some of them dont deserve nice treatement, as many would gladly bully you with their machines if you dared get in ‘their way’). |
It may be tempting to stick a Road-Witch in the middle of the street and watch the cars stop in confusion. But some vigilante motorist will probably just push it to one side and ruin your work (see more about Room Rage).
Far better to leave it along the side of the road, with the cone about a meter away from the curb and the gown at an angle towards the curb. This way, more people will see it and it may stay there for days. |
| SEND US YOUR ROAD-WITCH PHOTO | |
| If you have a digital camera, take a picture and email it to headwitch@roadwitch.org.uk
Also send us notes on its location and any reactions people have to it. The pictures will be posted on roadwitch.org.uk |
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