Comments on: Guest Viewpoint: Florida Hazardous Walking Conditions Law Inadequate To Protect Our Students http://www.northescambia.com/2019/10/guest-viewpoint-florida-hazardous-walking-conditions-law-inadequate-to-protect-our-students Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:26:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A mom http://www.northescambia.com/2019/10/guest-viewpoint-florida-hazardous-walking-conditions-law-inadequate-to-protect-our-students/comment-page-1#comment-399206 A mom Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:33:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=377417#comment-399206 We need more sidewalks up in the north end of the county & more families might get out more. Some of the kids that do have to walk in the grass on side of the rd to get to their bus stop are needing sidewalks. We need more sidewalks up in the north end of the county & more families might get out more. Some of the kids that do have to walk in the grass on side of the rd to get to their bus stop are needing sidewalks.

]]> By: Margielu1982 http://www.northescambia.com/2019/10/guest-viewpoint-florida-hazardous-walking-conditions-law-inadequate-to-protect-our-students/comment-page-1#comment-399073 Margielu1982 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:04:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=377417#comment-399073 These hazardous conditions (particularly the one mentioned by the author) also contribute to vehicle accidents as more and more parents make the wise choice to drive their children to school. Unfortunately, more drop-offs clog the turn pockets, overflow into regular lanes (because parents have nowhere safe to queue up out of active traffic lanes or on soft shoulders) and this further blocks school buses and commuters as elk s emergency vehicles. No where is this more evident than at Escambia County schools. We have developers that refuse to make safe sidewalks a priority, drivers who disobey safe vehicle operation basics (especially self restraint) and drive on the shoulder where our school aged children walk to school. This madness of inadequate safe walking (and bicycle riding) lanes/walkways needs immediate attention. We have resource officers on every campus; why not also LEOs surveillance every school zone and neighborhood where these extremely unsafe co dictions exist? These hazardous conditions (particularly the one mentioned by the author) also contribute to vehicle accidents as more and more parents make the wise choice to drive their children to school. Unfortunately, more drop-offs clog the turn pockets, overflow into regular lanes (because parents have nowhere safe to queue up out of active traffic lanes or on soft shoulders) and this further blocks school buses and commuters as elk s emergency vehicles. No where is this more evident than at Escambia County schools.

We have developers that refuse to make safe sidewalks a priority, drivers who disobey safe vehicle operation basics (especially self restraint) and drive on the shoulder where our school aged children walk to school.

This madness of inadequate safe walking (and bicycle riding) lanes/walkways needs immediate attention. We have resource officers on every campus; why not also LEOs surveillance every school zone and neighborhood where these extremely unsafe co dictions exist?

]]> By: Oversight http://www.northescambia.com/2019/10/guest-viewpoint-florida-hazardous-walking-conditions-law-inadequate-to-protect-our-students/comment-page-1#comment-399048 Oversight Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:45:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=377417#comment-399048 More likely cheaper to pay transportation for those students in the walking zone @ $92 million/year than to make billions of dollar infrastructure improvements. Just saying. By the way, where are our BOCC and state legislative delegation? They should be weighing in on this topic, like yesterday. So press them to answer these concerns soonest. More likely cheaper to pay transportation for those students in the walking zone @ $92 million/year than to make billions of dollar infrastructure improvements. Just saying. By the way, where are our BOCC and state legislative delegation? They should be weighing in on this topic, like yesterday. So press them to answer these concerns soonest.

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