I received several emails regarding a possible incident outside of Grandview School yesterday. Does anyone have any information?
Here is a snip from one of the emails.
Maybe the board can authorize something tonight to address this issue. This seems like a safety issue to me.
A student was hit by a car yesterday at her safety post at Grandview Elementary. I do not know all the details, but word is, thankfully, the girl is fine.
If this is a not a wake up call, then what will it take?
Many of us have seen close calls with cars in the school zones, repeatedly. My own daughter was nearly hit at the same spot last year. The issue of traffic safety around our schools remains unresolved, despite the efforts of staff, Mr. May and Mr. Seward.
The borough has not been willing to spend money on flashing lights outside each school zone. We fought just to get minimal signage around the schools. Plastering the smallest, least expensive 15 mile an hour signs along the streets is better than what we had before, but it is inadequate. We need flashing 15 mph signs in front of ALL schools. There is a reason most municipalities do this- people are more likely to notice the lights and will more likely take it seriously. Flashing lights will get the attention of motorists, but this alone will not be sufficient. We need the enforcement of police officers to back it up.
This will cost. But I'm willing to wager that this is one issue this town can agree on. Nobody wants to wait for a tragedy. The weight of losing a child when we could have acted will be much heavier than the weight of a few more tax dollars.
Please urge your borough council representative to take action - install flashing lights and provide police enforcement in our school zones on a regular basis. We don't need to wait for another study or more meetings that hash out the same issues. The issues are clear.
Just do what is standard practice everywhere else. Protect our children's safety.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Where is the cop that was so eager to write out tickets a few weeks back when parents were parked on the side of the road where a FADED no parking sign was posted AT THE END OF THE STREET!
There was a child struck by a car at the corner of Palmer and Grandview Ave yesterday. This corner has always worried me and now someone was finally hit! I agree that we need flashing school zone lights around our schools. I have children at both schools and have witnessed many heart stopping near misses. This morning I expected to see an adult stationed at this corner and suprisingly, there were no safeties...no adults. The GV crossing guard was at his usual post at the next intersection over, but this dangerous intersection was left unattended this morning! I expected to,at the very least, see a police officer or school staff member stationed there! Many children use this crosswalk every day. Thank God the child was not seriously injured...this time.
Sincerely,
Concerned Parent
When I was on the Board we requested the flashing lights and speed bumps at the elementary schools. We were told the lights were too expensive and they wouldn't buy them (interesting how Holy Trinity has one). They also said they won't do speed bumps because they were afriad that if a car bottomed out on them going too fast that they would sue the Borough.
Everyone needs to contact Boro Council and make it clear that the lights are NOT too expensive and that we cannot worry about idiots suing because they drove too fast over speedbumps.
We cannot wait for tragedy to strike before taking action. This was our wakeup call.
I hope the girl is ok.
I'm glad to hear that the child is OK. Physically.
In the typical fear-based decision-making that's made round these parts, perhaps Borough Council should have been even more afraid that if a car struck a child, the child's family would sue the Borough (or maybe the district, or both?) for failing to authorize/implement adequate crossing safety measures.
This alone doesn't justify the proposed new consolidated school campus, but it would have eliminated most, if not all, of the ongoing traffic/crossing problems in the vicinities of MR Reiter and Grandview Elementaries
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