Hubei city fights jaywalkers with automatic mist sprayers

Step over the line, and you get sprayed!

From “wearing the green hat” to installing train station style security gates, over the years, China has tried countless ways to curb the nationwide scourge that is jaywalking, however, the Hubei city of Huangshi might have just come up with our favorite method yet.

At an intersection in the city, pedestrians are sprayed with an automatic mini mist cannon if they get too close to the road while the light is red.

The devices do appear to dissuade some pedestrians from jaywalking.

Though it’s not a full-proof method.

While pedestrians on one side of the street play with the cannon, a man on the other side crosses while the light is still red.

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