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A Nottinghamshire man has become so frustrated with drivers speeding down his road that he plans to suit up as Deadpool to stop them. Mark Spaven, 59, says motorists have been whizzing down Cavendish Drive in Carlton for years and his cat, Groot, was struck and killed by a suspected speeding driver two weeks ago.

Now, feeling as though his complaints to the council have fallen on deaf ears, the self-confessed Marvel aficionado plans to take to the street as comic book anti-hero Deadpool - but promises not to chop anybody's heads off. "I'm going to be going up and down dressed as Deadpool," said Mr Spave, who has a hand-made 'slow down please' sign.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Telling the UK driving culture to slow down will prob have the opposite effect, we're a pretty entitled contrarian lot when it comes to cars. Fair play for it bringing attention to his issues that part worked, I just hope he's pushing the local auth's to sort it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Deadpool found dead in pool of his own blood on busy Cavendish Drive.

Carlton Gazette 2024, probably.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Surprised there's no such place as Deadpool, England

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You can make one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There was. I'm off to make a new post...

edit: ta da

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's like a cheap knock-off of John Wick

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

If John Wick solved his problems by holding up a sign saying "please be nicer to dogs".