Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru 

Bengaluru, Nov 26: In an attempt to curb traffic violations, Bengaluru traffic police have installed 30 life-sized mannequins dressed up as traffic cops in various junctions of Bengaluru. 

Bengaluru traffic chief Ravikanthe Gowda, explains that the mannequins give motorists a feeling that someone is watching them."Many tend to violate traffic laws as no one is watching them. The mannequins are installed to give people a presence of police personnel, so that they follow traffic rules at all times,” he said. 

The mannequins are dressed in white shirt, Khaki pant, white hat, visibility jacket, boots and some even sport sunglasses.

Even after strict warnings, people tend to violate traffic rules. Not wearing helmets, using cell phones while driving, jumping signals are the most common traffic violations. From a distance, the mannequins look like actual traffic cops and motorists tend to follow rules better. 

However, this is not the first time Bengaluru traffic police have adopted bizarre methods to curb violations. In 2013, they had installed life-size cardboard cutouts of traffic personnel. While many joked about the initiative, some said that it led to better road behaviour. 

However, Gowda said that the police do not want motorists to get used to the location of the mannequins and will change the locations of the life-sized dolls every day.