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MEMORANDUM
TO Allan F. Kenney, Chairman DATE 7/9/75 PAGE:
Board of Selectmen
FROM. John J . McSweeney, Chairman SUBJECT Warning Signs -
Traffic Safety Committee ' Shirley Street
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At its meeting of 6/3/75, the Traffic Safety Committee discussed the
attached letter regarding signs warning motorists of children playing on
Shirley Street. The Committee is in agreement with the Casellas that
children using Shirley Street as a playground is regretable. We also
feel it is regretable that parents are not doing their part in keeping
their children off the street. In addition, we share the Casellas'
concern for the safety of the children on Shirley Street. Nevertheless,
we must recommend that their request for "Caution Children" signs be
denied, since Shirley Street does not satisfy the warrants for such
signs (copy enclosed) .
At this time, the Committee would like to mention the intended
function of this type of sign. "Caution Children" signs are intended
only to warn motorists of the possibility of children walking on or
across the roadway of streets which are of unusual or potentially
hazardous configurations, or as described in the warrants. They are
not intended to warn motorists of children playing on the roadway of
a normal neighborhood street with low volumes, sidewalks and ample
visibility. Nor are they intended to be a means by which parents can
absolve themselves of their responsibility concerning the safety of their
children, which seems to be the trend. It is the responsibility of parents
to keep their children from playing on the roadway. To further explain our
recommendation that the sign request be denied, we are enclosing our policy
statement relative to these signs.
It is ironic that Shirley Street is at issue in this case, for it is
an excellent example of "Caution Children" signs being indescriminantly
installed and subsequently ignored. It happens that at some point in the
past, a "Caution Children" sign was installed by someone on the lower end
of Shirley Street. The sign is there today, and its uselessness is
apparent from the Casellas' letter. Therefore, and in keeping with our
policy regarding these signs, we recommend that it be removed.
Those of the Traffic Safety Committee in attendance were:
John J. McSweeney, Chairman
Chief Corr, Member
Kenneth Briggs, Member
Peter Chalpin, Member
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cc: Traffic Safety Committee
Chief Corr, Police
Capt. Lima, Police
Kenneth Briggs, Planning Board
Peter Chalpin, Engineering Copy to Board Members, Town Manager 7/10
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