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19. “Traffic Police in Baltimore”

IMAGE BY: flickr.com/West Midlands Police

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Reddit user Brocktoberfest was amazed when he saw that drivers needed a human to stand there and tell them when to stop!

“Traffic police in Baltimore. […] During rush hour, they have police standing in the intersections–not to direct traffic, though, simply to hold their hand up when the light turns red so that people don’t push their way into the intersection.”

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