In Mattisudden outside Jokkmokk, Joakim Utsi installed a fake speed camera shaped like a birdhouse because he was tired of speeding drivers in the village. According to Norrländska Socialdemokraten, Joakim Utsi described that many drivers do not adhere to the 80 km/h speed limit, with insanely high speeds on the road. He also noted that many drivers brake when they see the fake camera.
In Fagerviken in northern Uppland, Ragnar Jakobsson built a construction that many believe is a speed camera, but it is actually a bird feeder. According to Uppsala Nya Tidning, Ragnar Jakobsson described that even police cars brake sharply when they see the construction, which has contributed to calmer traffic in the area for many years. It remains unclear how many drivers were caught speeding before its installation or if local authorities plan to install real speed cameras.
I have perhaps become a grumpy old man.
The measurable impact on accident rates or traffic violations since these installations is not known, and specific measures taken by local authorities to address speeding have not been detailed. It is also unknown how long Jakobsson's bird feeder has been in place.
It is many who brake when they see it.
It is insanely high speeds here on the road.
Even police cars brake sharply when they see the camera.