Single issue voter

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Hello,

Can someone tell me who caters least to families, children, and "no turn between 7-9 a.m." signs in the upcoming election?

Thanks!

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Re: ;-)

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

The moron cop who fined me at 9:10 (at a no turn from 7-9 street... the ticket even says 9:10. Can't wait to win it in court :P) told me that it was to keep children playing safe from traffic.

Re: ;-)

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

So, basically, this came about because you're pissy about a ticket?

I understand the desire to thrust natural selection on the human race, but dude, seriously.

Re: ;-)

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

I'm not pissy about the ticket, I'm not going to have to pay it!

I felt this way ever since I moved here.

Re: ;-)

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

more natural selection.

seriously, do kids parents really not teach them to look before crossing the street and to, uh, NOT play in traffic anymore?

Re: ;-)

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Couldn't. Agree. More.

Re: ;-)

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I look before I cross the street, and I've nearly gotten run over by assholes yakking on their cell phones while they drive because they didn't bother look to see that someone was in the middle of the uncontrolled crosswalk, so they don't slow down to stop like they're supposed to do (at least, according to those signs in the middle of the crosswalk).

Re: ;-)

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

oh totally, me too. i didn't touch the crossing guard issue, you'll note. but parking restrictions? kids in crosswalks is entirely different than kids playing in the street in a city where there is traffic. i don't think we're talking rarely traveled on cul-de-sacs here.

Re: ;-)

[pekmez.livejournal.com]

Every street I've ever seen like that has been an obvious "shortcut" street that they'd like to do a little traffic calming on during rush hour. For all pedestrians, residents of the street, etc. The kids are mostly at school well before 9am.

The only traffic calming I've ever seen around schools are flashing reduced speed limit signs, anyway.

I'm sure your ticket wasn't valid if it says 9:10 and the regulation was in effect from 7-9am, but I doubt children were the reason the sign was put in place, in any case.