[Vision2020] Safety Concerns

Sun Sep 3 19:49:05 PDT 2006

"Too bad those responsible for attractive nuisances don't have the good 
sense the Lord gave them -- if they did, the *rest* of the caring community
wouldn't have to worry about it and risk the wrath of those in the 
community who just don't care."--Saundra Lund

So Saundra, it is the responsibility of every construction
company and builder to do their projects in a manner that
is unattractive to a child and child proof?

I disagree. I think it is the responsibility of the parents or
guardians to make sure that child does not enter any construction
site, just as they they teach them not to play in the street and supervise
those children that do not or are not old enough to understand. 

The cost of constructing a house would be prohibitive if it was the
responsibility of construction workers, architects, and drafters to
design projects so a child cannot possibly get injured during the 
construction process. Your house would costs about 3 x as much as it does
now, and their would more homeless children. 

More children die in car accidents then at construction sites. 

Best,

_DJA

Saundra Lund <sslund at adelphia.net> wrote:  Have you never heard of attractive nuisances, Donovan?
http://tinyurl.com/r2ny6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine

I have no idea of the statistics, but each year children are killed and
injured at construction sites.  IMHO, one *preventable* death or serious
injury to a child from an attractive nuisance is one too many.

Too bad those responsible for attractive nuisances don't have the good sense
the Lord gave them -- if they did, the *rest* of the caring community
wouldn't have to worry about it and risk the wrath of those in the community
who just don't care.

Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 2:01 PM
To: Ellen Roskovich; privatejf32 at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns

Ironic isn't it? We have vehicles traveling at about 2 to 3 times the speed
necessary to squash and kill a child, and statistically motor vehicles do
injury and kill far more children every year, and yet our concern is instead
some inanimate objects three feet to the side of the real threat. How biased
we are in our way of life and thinking. It is seems people always think it
is the OTHER GUY that is causing the risks and problems, not them. 

Best,

_DJA 

Ellen Roskovich  wrote:

 Just happened to notice yesterday as I was driving down Mountain
View that the City, or someone else, has put up a temporary orange fence
around the project pictured, apparently in response to concerns for safety.
 Ellen A. Roskovich

________________________________

  From:  "J Ford" 

  To:  vision2020 at moscow.com
  Subject:  Re: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns
  Date:  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:16:30 -0700
  >Here are the pics from the Hoffmann abandoned project site;
the City 
  >needs to really look at this situation:
  >

>http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Third_and_Mountain_View.htm
  >
  >
  >
  >J  :]
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >>From: "J Ford" 

  >>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
  >>Subject: [Vision2020] Safety Concerns
  >>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:12:02 -0700
  >>
  >>Hey, Mike Hoffmann;
  >>
  >>When are you going to clean up the Third Street/Mt. View
site?  
  >>Since you are no longer interested in that project, when
can the 
  >>citizens expect to have what is quickly becoming a
dangerous site, 
  >>cleaned up?  The children are playing on those pipes and
other 
  >>things you have out there and since they are NOT secured
by the 
  >>straps anymore, YOU could be facing a law suite for
killing or 
  >>injuring someone.
  >>
  >>Just a suggestion.
  >>
  >>Anyone from the City willing to do something about this
situation?
  >>
  >>
  >>J  :]
  >>

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