With the prostitution problem in Treviso, Italy, proving perilous for motorists-some of whom, say a local mayor, are so disoriented by the site of the many barely-dressed prostitutes that they are getting into auto accidents-the authorities have introduced signs advising of the prostitutes' presence. But this has proven confusing to the locals, one of whom wondered, "Does it mean I have to look out for prostitutes crossing or that they are available around here?"

"I cannot say for certain until I speak to her, but it may have affected her. I guess she came to the realisation that prostitutes are just people, it's not the stereotype that people often seem to think." -Paul Magnanti, father of Brooke Magnanti, on his patronage of over 150 prostitutes. Brooke Magnanti recently outed herself as the author of Belle de Jour, the popular prostitute blog.