Concerned Parents Become Police Eyes and Radar Shooters

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Oshkosh
Concerned Parents Become Police Eyes, Ears... and Radar Patrols
May 9, 2006, 06:54 PM

By Isabelle Kallie

Some parents who have children at Jefferson Elementary School in Oshkosh say too many drivers ignore the 15 mile per hour school zone speed limit. They're now getting more aggressive about reminding drivers about slowing down.

Parent Tracy Leclair says she never feels comfortable letting her children walk to school. "We take them," Leclair says. "If they would, these cars go by really fast, and I don't want to get the call someday that my child has been hit. It's got to be the worst thing in the world."

Leclair and other parents have armed themselves with a radar gun to track any negligent driver breaking the law.

This week parents are volunteering to monitor drivers for 30 minutes before and after school hours.

All drivers who are caught going above the speed limit when children are present will get a warning letter from police. In two weeks, it will be police stopping speeding drivers near the school, and parents say then those drivers won't get just a warning.

"There's people on the cell phones, there's people drinking coffee and talking and whatever, and they are not thinking about their driving, and it's just amazing to me," parent Ann Rumbuc said.

"Our kids are our lives, and we want them to realize they need to slow down, they need to pay attention, and they need to get off their phones and care for our kids as much as we care for them," said Leclair.

[laserblaster]

15mph is far far too slow, instead of attacking the driver they should be educating the school how dangerous the road is outside, instead they say the traffic is curb crawling so its ok if you jump out!

[thestaton]

"There's people on the cell phones, there's people drinking coffee and talking and whatever, and they are not thinking about their driving, and it's just amazing to me," parent Ann Rumbuc said.

She sounds like Cartmans mom on Southpark and this sounds like something she would try and do.

15MPH is almost impossible to maintain. My car once I get her going can maintain that speed without even getting on the gas.

Our school zone here is 35MPH I live about 1/4 mile from where it starts. When the kids start crossing the streets, they drop it to 20MPH but put out traffic guards who help the kids.

Wow what an easy way to solve this entire problem just a traffic guard to help the kids!

HEY next time you are in a school ZONE NO TALKING or sipping on that beverage GOT IT!

I wanna see these fanatics issue a ticket for talking to themsevles, singing in the car, drinking there cokes! Man that would make my day.