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"Slow Down Cat" is a 12-foot-tall sculpture of an orange tabby cat, created by Sebastopol junk-art sculptor Patrick Amiot and adopted by the Sebastopol Police Department as a traffic-safety mascot. Rather than sitting at one fixed spot, the cat is periodically moved around town and parked on different roadsides -- usually staying in one location for several days at a time -- to catch drivers' attention and encourage them to slow down, while also building community goodwill toward the police department.
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Slow Down Cat
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Approximate location · 38.402° N, 122.826° W
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Freely visible public roadside sculpture; its exact spot within Sebastopol varies as the police department relocates it periodically.
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Moved periodically among roadside locations around Sebastopol, CA by the Sebastopol Police Department; exact current spot varies.
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