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Safety for our children!!

Safety for our children!!

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Started by Anonymous 15 years ago
With the economy at an all time low every American is feeling the effects, but why should our children? Every year children are hurt or killed trying to get to and from school without having the assistance of crossing guards or flashing school zone lights. In the United States, pedestrian injury is the second leading cause of injury-related death for children ages 5 to 14. In 2007, nearly 27,440 children were treated in emergency rooms for pedestrian-related injuries. Unfortunately it takes just that, death and injury, before something is done about it. Please help so our kids don't become a part of these statistics. Jordan School District in Salt Lake County, UT has removed the use of school busses for our young children this year. They have also decided that a crossing guard is not necessary at one of the busiest intersections the kids will need to cross to get to school. This intersection is located at 9000 S and 1300 West, West Jordan, UT. This is a very busy intersection that has seen its fair share of accidents and people speeding through red lights. There will be a lot of children, about 3-4 school buses full, that will need to cross here. The people who drive this route everyday will not be used to all these kids crossing, nor will they have any warning signs to remind them. Please help our voices be heard! Let's prevent a major tragedy from happening by getting crossing guards and school zone lights for this area. We only have a couple weeks before school starts. Please pass this information on as soon as you can. Thank you for your support!

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Jason Cox
15 years ago Featured

Need to act fast school starts soon!!!

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Sarah Shepherd
15 years ago Featured

My kids go to school right by there. Cant believe they cut the buses and the guards. Absolutely ridiculous.

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Kevin West
15 years ago Featured

Put up the lights! Kids lives are more important than the budget.

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Brian Quinn
15 years ago Featured

This is totally insane. Why wait for a tragedy to happen before doing something about it?

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Amber Morgan
15 years ago Featured

I used to walk that way when I was a kid and it was always scary even with guards. Doing it without them is begging for an accident to happen.

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Michelle Wilson
15 years ago Featured

I drive through this intersection every single day and people fly through those red lights like it is nothing. It is a miracle nobody has been hit yet.

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