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•Nov. 15, 2001
Sidewalk driving at UCO causes concern BY ANNE SCHLESSELMAN
It is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children safety rules and to go over them un into any traffic jams on repeatedly, she said. the way to class? Not on According to the UCO Edmond streets, but on the Administrative Policies and sidewalks of UCO. Procedures manual, any vehicle Student mothers whose driving on the sidewalk is not to children are enrolled in the child drive any faster than 10 mph. development center are especially There are many departments that concerned with the traffic. have access to UCO vehicles. Barbie Sheffield has UCO contractors and always been aware of vendors must also have the danger since her 4a pass for access to the year-old son stays in the sidewalks. Child Development John Blair, Center in the Human community-oriented Environmental police officer, said DPS Sciences Building while does receive she's in class. It was complaints against all only a caution until the vehicles throughout third week of October, the year. when her son was "DPS is working on almost hit by a UCO ways to downsize traffic maintenance vehicle. on the campus "The driver was sidewalks." going too fast in front There are gates of the Child south of the Development Center," Administration Sheffield said. "He's Building, beside East learned to be aware of Hall and Thatcher all the vehicles on Hall. They don't campus now." remain closed, but they Sheffield spoke with PHOTO BY LEITH LAWS are there for safety the Department of One of the many duties of Materials Supervisor John McClure is delivering items to concerns, he said. Public Safety (DPS) buildings on campus. Smaller items are sometimes transported by golf cart. During move in, about the incident with student officers set up her son. barricades and cones "They said they for students driving on the would look into it," she said, but traffic," Webb said. received by the Child sidewalks, Blair said. has not noticed any difference in Blair said that while "It is a double-edged sword," Development Center, said the traffic. he said. "We must be very Christy Smith, interim director of maintenance vehicles are the Another concerned mother cautious any time vehicles and Child Studies Center. biggest commuters on campus who has a child in the center pedestrians are together. There is "We always go over the rules sidewalks because of equipment, wrote President Webb a letter the definitely a safety concern." [of traffic] because we do have to safety precautions are week of fall break. Vehicles have been more watch; that is primarily the implemented. "I have not heard anything accepted in the past couple of reason we don't take the children "There has not ever been a since I sent the letter," said years than before. Just recently, out a lot," Smith said. pedestrian accident." • Staff Writer
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Do you think sidewalk traffic is a problem on campus?
Natalie Barber. Barber's letter addressed the danger of children getting hit by UCO's vehicles, she said it should be brought to his attention and asked for a better solution. President Roger Webb said Wednesday Nov. 7 that he did receive a letter Nov. 6. "Wide sidewalks makes for a great campus for pedestrian
the housing has allowed cars to drive up to the doors of the dorms to move in, Webb said. Barber and Sheffield are normally on the sidewalks around the Broncho Lake, Human Environmental Sciences Building, University Center, Child Development Center and the Education Building. No complaints have been
Yes. Honestly I can hear them
No. It's mostly maintenance
creeping up behind me; it's like they're watching and waiting for me to move out of the way for them. I thought sidewalks are for people. The DPS speed even when its not an emergency. Christie Teeters, junior vocal music performance major
Nakeisha McGee, sophomore political science major vehicles, they have to get
around somehow.
Holly Voden, senior advertising The golf carts should charge a major small fee and be like a taxi If they drive on the sidewalks,
service to take people across campus and to their classes.
they should do it in more of a John White, freshman undecided respectable manner instead of major the war they do it.