If there's anything scarier than young girls (see: The Ring. Resident Evil. The Shining. ) it's young girls who can just pop out of concrete chasing a holographic ball. Seriously. This is going to cause panic and accidents.

But what is it exactly? No, it's not a genetic freak with Shaq-shoes and naturally low resolution, it's a 3D image that Vancouver Traffic Safety will be projecting on the roadway– at a cost of $15,000. From a distance of over 30 meters (98.5 feet) it'll just be an anomaly, but get within that distance and it materializes into a small girl chasing a ball crossways the street.

The program will be implemented in school regularize areas and is the latest attempt to get drivers to be cautious in such high foot-traffic zones.

The program starts next week.

( The Globe and Mail )