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WHAT IS QUESTION 2A? |
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| Ballot Question 2A
is a citizen-sponsored initiative to improve emergency response in
Boulder, Colorado. It was placed on the November 2000 ballot through a
successful, grassroots petition drive under the banner
SECONDS COUNT! The proposed ordinance prohibits two
kinds of traffic devices proven by city tests to
delay fire trucks and ambulances. The first includes vertical obstacles
like speed bumps and raised intersections. And the second is small traffic
circles that delay emergency vehicles instead of helping traffic flow
smoothly.
Question 2A will not raise taxes. It will not affect traffic devices on private property or in parking lots. It has no impact on large traffic circles. It does not prevent the city from using other methods of speed limit enforcement. It only removes dangerous impediments to emergency vehicles installed in the mistaken belief that they improve neighborhood safety. The exact wording of Question 2A on the ballot is shown below: ---------------------------------------------------------------- TRAFFIC DEVICES Shall an ordinance be adopted to prohibit certain kinds of traffic devices on public streets, including speed bumps, raised crosswalks, raised intersections, and traffic circles with rotary islands smaller than 50 feet? ____ FOR THE MEASURE ____ AGAINST THE MEASURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Click here for the full text of the proposed SECONDS COUNT! ordinance. |