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re: Mom wants a "Blind Child at Play" sign posted near her home
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:46 pm to rondo
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:46 pm to rondo
quote:Yeah, it's pretty proactive. And I think there was just a regular "Children at Play" sign in my neighborhood, right in front of my own yard, when I was growing up.
They have similar signs for deaf kids
I dont see how this isnt doable.
We had lots of speeders down our street.
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Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:47 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
shite costs money too.
request a "chil at play sign"...spraypaint "blind" on sign...problem solved until you get a tciket for defacing public property
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:48 pm to MrTwoBits
quote:
Why does it have to specify "blind child" at play? Like drivers are going to be heading around the bend doing 80 in search of small children to plow over, but WAIT, this one is blind. Ok well NOW I'll be careful.
Why not just "child at play" or SLOW or something.
Good point, but a "Blind Child at Play" sign would be so strange for me to see that I may actually be more likely to notice it and slow down. Kind of like when you see a speed limit sign with a weird number like 23 MPH. Catches your attention because you are not used to seeing it.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:48 pm to arseinclarse
quote:
He could feel the vibrations
This was before Marky Mark.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:48 pm to MRTigerFan
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I just don't see it
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:49 pm to AnonymousTiger
We waste money on all kinds of shite, I don't know why we couldn't come up with the resources to get this done.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:50 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
shite costs money too.
Damn right - no handouts! Little girl should've thought of this before choosing to be born blind. Maybe this will provide a valuable life lesson so she learns to become a maker not a taker.
signed, the PB
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:51 pm to AnonymousTiger
quote:
told her the sign would be "a distraction to drivers."
Posted on 2/19/14 at 3:53 pm to AnonymousTiger
I've seen similar signs over the years. I don't understand how it's a liability.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:00 pm to AnonymousTiger
Don't see a problem. There's a sign for a deaf child near my house.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:05 pm to AnonymousTiger
Should be an issue to put up in case she were to wander.
Sure she shouldn't be left unattended but she it would be very easy for her to get out and walk into the street.
Sure she shouldn't be left unattended but she it would be very easy for her to get out and walk into the street.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:06 pm to AnonymousTiger
These signs have been shown to be ineffective.
More signs = more apathy about them
More signs = more apathy about them
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:07 pm to AnonymousTiger
They should put up the sign.
City's are generally have limited liability anyway, so I dont see how they are being exposed to added risk with the sign.
Those saying kids shouldnt play in the street must not live in an urban/suburban neighborhood. Hell, we played all kinds of games in the streets when I was a kid. Also, kids have just as much right to be in the public right-of-way as a driver.
Too many of our cities have screwed up streets that mix residential areas with high speed streets.
Oh, and the cost of the sign would be under $200.
City's are generally have limited liability anyway, so I dont see how they are being exposed to added risk with the sign.
Those saying kids shouldnt play in the street must not live in an urban/suburban neighborhood. Hell, we played all kinds of games in the streets when I was a kid. Also, kids have just as much right to be in the public right-of-way as a driver.
Too many of our cities have screwed up streets that mix residential areas with high speed streets.
Oh, and the cost of the sign would be under $200.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:13 pm to AnonymousTiger
I've got a soft spot for the blindies, but this seems a little...well, how is the kid gonna see the sign anyway?
Roads are not anywhere blind kids should be around.
Roads are not anywhere blind kids should be around.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:35 pm to constant cough
quote:what if she walks outside while the mother is distracted , I think a sign would be a great idea.....my best friend is blind, he was always legally blind growing up and lost his sight completely a couple months ago. He only lives about a mile from me and I get him to go places with me as much as possible
Kids shouldn't playing in the road anyway even if they can see. That's what backyards are for.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:37 pm to AnonymousTiger
Sounds like a reasonable request to me. 
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:37 pm to AnonymousTiger
I agree with her. Deaf kids get em. A blind girl is at a bigger risk anyways
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:45 pm to saltybulldog
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Oh, and the cost of the sign would be under $200.
Can't they just move the sign they used at her old house? Or did they already give it to another blind kid? Maybe Tennessee only has so many "blind kid" signs.
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:46 pm to AnonymousTiger
Sounds like a good precaution. They do it for deaf children.
This post was edited on 2/19/14 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 2/19/14 at 4:48 pm to Cold Cous Cous
I have a friend whose dad was a lawyer in Texas. He had a client that wanted to sue the city because the city didn't put a "Turn around don't drown" sign at EVERY single low water crossing point in the city. As if people need to constantly be reminded that if water is flowing over a road, it may not be the best idea to cross it.
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