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Shena Hardin, Ohio woman who drove car on sidewalk around bus, holds "idiot" sign as part of sentence

(CBS/AP) CLEVELAND - Shena Hardin, a woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to pass a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children  stood in the cold at an intersection holding a sign warning people about idiots as part of her sentence.

PICTURES: Ohio driver sentenced to hold "idiot" sign

A Cleveland Municipal Court judge ordered Hardin, 32, to serve the highly public sentence for one hour Tuesday and Wednesday. She arrived bundled up against the 34-degree cold, puffing a cigarette, wearing head phones and avoiding comment as passing vehicles honked.

The sign read: "Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus."

Hardin's license was suspended for 30 days and she was ordered to pay $250 in court costs.

Satellite TV trucks were on hand to stream the event live near downtown Cleveland.

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