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Fed up townsfolk made a fake traffic cop and armed it with a hairdryer to cut out speeding in Moscice, Poland.

Residents dressed the papier-mache model it in a high-vis jacket, a police-style cap and aviator glasses to deter motorists from going too fast.

It’s not known who made the model – but the local police took offence and seized the makeshift traffic calmer claiming it could “distract” motorists.

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Locals say it had a magical effect on speed limit-busting motorists plaguing the area.

One local said: “Drivers fly through here at breakneck speed and then when they see him, they hit the brake pedal."

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Another added: "Very well. Let him stay here. He will make them slow down a bit."

Regional police Chief Maria Pawlak said: "It was nice joke, but only for a moment."

Last month shocking video footage emerged of a Porsche driver wearing SLIPPERS narrowly avoiding a head-on crash during a reckless overtake.