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Toronto residents may have witnessed a man dressed as a soccer referee stepping out in front of traffic at busy intersections across downtown and showing careless drivers a yellow or red card.
Martin Reis says he "uses the universal languages of football and humour to address pedestrian safety, privilege and social interaction in dense urban settings" Martin Reis has been spotted at junctions across Toronto. Read more about the "crosswalk referee" who hopes to better protect cyclists and pedestrians from bad driving.
In his bright yellow referee uniform, Martin Reis goes by 'Avery Goodcall' and hands out yellow and red cards to Toronto drivers blocking busy intersections, crosswalks and bike lanes.
Most drivers get handed a ticket from a police officer when they break traffic rules, but some in Toronto are now being handed yellow or red cards by a fake soccer referee for their driving behaviour.