The poll being conducted (on MooseJawToday.com) about speed zones near schools prompts this comment. It seems there is no problem, according to the police. So, why spend over 4 million dollars to fix a problem that isn’t there. Does it mean the city councillors are hard pressed to find a way to spend our tax dollars?
Let us think outside the box to come up with a realistic solution. To slow down traffic near schools, some cities build speed bumps across the streets. In Moose Jaw we don’t need to go to that expense. Remember when people attached bobble-head figures to the dash of vehicles? In Moose Jaw, with our potholes, to drive over 30 kms per hour, one doesn’t need a bobble-head on the dash, there is one on your shoulders. If we leave potholes in the streets near the school we have speed bumps, at no cost at all.
Lorne Jackson
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