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ICU812 
Group: Super Administrators
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Posted on: Sep. 16 2003,9:58 pm |
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I wasnt there for the "power trip" of the policeman but I would bet a large sum he had the very obvious in public "cop (power trip)haircut"
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ICU812
Group: Super Administrators
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Posted on: Sep. 16 2003,10:01 pm |
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the same cut we all have watched for the last 2 to 3 years on "Watcha gonna do" hit show COPS
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rosebudinal
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Posted on: Sep. 16 2003,10:41 pm |
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The accident near Trails did make the paper. Assuming the 16 yr. old was on the way to school, how sad....Too many times I have had semis and vehicles pull out in front of me. 2 yrs ago my daughter said that twice during the week, her bus driver had to hit his brakes. It is a deathtrap out there.
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Liberal
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Posted on: Sep. 16 2003,11:08 pm |
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Roger Bok asked the county commissioners about that intersection today. Hes been trying to get them to put a stop sign in or at least reduce the spend limit for about 3 years he said. Bok may as well have been talking to a brick wall though, the county commissioners could have cared less about the intersection.
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steve
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Posted on: Sep. 17 2003,1:52 am |
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there has been to many damn accidents at that intersection. something needs to be done. those "professional drivers" think that since their vehicles are bigger that we should yield to them. what's it going take, a 16 year old to get killed!! commissioners get off your buts and protect us.
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curley joe
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Posted on: Sep. 17 2003,8:51 am |
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You're barking up the wrong tree. That road is in the city limits, so you have to go to the city council. Like they'll do anything, tho..
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knowledge
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Posted on: Sep. 17 2003,10:32 am |
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The road may still be a County Road. The County was trying to "give" the road to the City so they did not have to deal with issues like this. Also once it is a City road the County no longer has to pay to maintain it. The County has been giving the City and the Townships a number of roads the last few years and has tried to give even more.
If your issue with this road is the speed limit then you need to talk to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. They issue all speed limits in the state. It does not matter if it is a state, county, city or township road. The state has all authority when it comes to setting speed limits. They would have to conduct a speed study for that stretch of road and then determine what the “safe speed” is. Generally this is set at what 85% of the motorists are currently driving.
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jimhanson
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Posted on: Sep. 17 2003,11:14 am |
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At the County Board meeting yesterday, one of the Commissioners opined that "the lights by Wal-Mart (half a mile away) will effectively slow the traffic down". Not knowing exactly where the crash occurred, I can't see how that can happen. They also thought it was a County road--map in the phone book or Commissioners Districts (it appears to be in Springborgs district) is not sufficiently detailed.
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Hanna
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Posted on: Sep. 17 2003,12:47 pm |
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After being in an accident in that area myself a couple years ago in which my new truck was totalled, I can guarantee the lights between Home Depot and Wal Mart are not going to do squat for slowing traffic down near Trails. They need lights in that area period. How many people have to die or be injured before they do this. My daughter lives near that area, and I must say, I worry about that all the time.
Maybe would could remove some of Ms Millers rumble strips and move them out to that area. 
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1adam12
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Posted on: Sep. 17 2003,12:52 pm |
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The state won't do anything about the traffic until the county and/or city requests them to do so.
Jim - which knucklehead said that?? Those lights won't slow down traffic coming from the east. And they certainly won't keep cars from speeding up once they've passed them.
This area is going to be like Northbridge mall area. It will take a series of serious crashes before they sit up and take notice.
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