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RE: A Council bill to allow the turns on part of Chestnut Streetmoved forward.

John Boyle
Fri, 03 May 2002 05:44:57 -0700


> TJU's arguments about saving lives are bogus, btw. Those people could
> as easily by driving on, say, Market, where a right turn is
> legal. Nothing particularly favors Chestnut, except that drivers would
> like to believe that they have preemptive rights to all roads at all
> times.

If TJU were really concerned about safety they would have pushed to leave
Chestnut Street as a transitway, since it offered emergency vehicles a
lightly impeded route across town.

John


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