The San Francisco Police Department is dressing up in inflatable chicken costumes to catch drivers speeding past crosswalks in a new stunt. SFGate reported Monday on San Francisco police Lt ...

The chicken exercise does not come unwarranted. In February, a 76-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver at the very crosswalk that police were monitoring on Monday. It’s easy to see how ...

Hollywood’s Greatest Stunt Driver. ... And once—it was very warm—they were hosing something down, and he hosed us all down, and we had to get our costumes changed. . . .

Though a proven successful driver, Hawkins struggled with funding — a common roadblock for up-and-coming drivers. “Motorsport is very expensive, and you need funding to move forward,” she said.

San Francisco police Lt. Jonathan Ozol wears the costume so drivers will yield to pedestrians. youtube/SFGate “I don’t want them to get run over,” Capt. Amy Hurwitz told SF Gate.

State law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians who are entering a crosswalk. Ozol said that failing to do so can result in a citation that could cost the driver a hefty fine of as much as $400.