LOLLIPOPS ON THE DEFENSIVE
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As a public-spirited citizen, The Hawk was toying with the idea of becoming a lollipop man. However, he is having second thoughts, since it was revealed that lollipop men and women are now being trained in self-defence after a number of road-rage attacks. "Lollipop aggression psychological disorder" (so called by the shrinks) is, according to research released by the RAC, contributing to a shortage of recruits. In response to this problem Derbyshire City Council is now teaching crossingwardens techniques usually employed by nightclub bouncers to defuse confrontational situations.
And not before time, as in the first six months of this year three wardens in Derbyshire were hit by cars, one lollipop woman had hot coffee thrown at her and more than 60 wardens had been intimidated by drivers. A survey from the public service union Unison showed that one in 10 lollipop people had been the victims of road-rage in the past year.
What a rotten old world we live in!