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Show 100 East - i Guard, Cops ssk Drivers to Slow Down ij Crossing guard Verna Hardman pleasant Grove Police today W expressed concern about speeding on 1 100 East Street near Grovecrest school and Pleasant Grove Junior 'ftfe School. J I crossing lights remind drivers that j, he speed through the area is only 20 jiiles per hour during school hours jit Mrs. Hardman said that not too jany drivers pay attention to the 2 iights in her estimation. U she said that about 10 children !' (very day just barely make it across Picture on page A-12 Ihecrosswalk even with her there. She claimed the drivers are If disrespectful and are all in a hurry to '' jet to their destination. Fifty-two ( thildren cross 100 East going to and ' from school. :': Pleasant Grove Police Lt. Mike !. Elackhurst said that the police try to , a) radar out there on a regular tois. They have the police car m parked back into the junior high "J school property so that it will not be easily recognized by drivers, he lij added. fie noted that the officer running the radar usually stays there 20 I minutes to one hour at different times i, ad they try to come when the lights ireon. m LI. Blackhurst said he believes the lights are left on too much, including iilurdays when school is not in ssion, and this tends to make people ain to ignore them; ' & also indicated that cars may ppear to be going much faster to a prson standing than they really are. IT The police give a few miles per hour I, iterance because of the possibility ((speedometer's being inaccurate. U. Blackhurst said that his office te try to concentrate on 100 East tause there is a great deal of speeding on the road at all times. Other radar requests in the city be to be taken care of also and they jsl can't be on 100 East all the time, keadded. He pointed out that the offices do rite citations there and patrol it as Mich as possible. Mrs. Hardman reported that sometimes she is scared to death Wing in the roadway as the cars 'fe by. She normally guards the cosswalk from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; !a.m. to 10 a.m.; 11:40 a.m. to 11:a.m.; noon to 12:30 p.m.; and !m. to 3 : 40 p.m. on school days. Bth Mrs. Hardman and Lt. ackhurst asked the public to please if to down on 100 East and watch for 'I crossing lights for school children. |