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“Frustrated resident Tim Backhouse took drastic action when it came to limiting the number of speeding vehicles in the village of Bow, Devon – painting a 15ft-high 30mph sign on the side of his house. The father of three was concerned about the high volume of cars speeding by his home, so after the council failed to take action the 47-year-old took matters into his own hands. Mr Backhouse spent four hours painting the 30mph sign using specialist ladders and red and white emulsion paint. The end result was a speed-limit sign that’s about as obvious as any we’ve ever seen. After constant rejections from highway officials, the painting of the sign cost Mr Backhouse a relatively paltry $133. ‘I know it might seem like a bit of a drastic measure but I’m sick and tired of motorists, lorries in particular, speeding through,’ he said.”
