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_.~-. 3. ~n chose i?ls~i.anc~=s wher~a iZ~ed call be .shown, a s csndar_d~ sign sho~:tld b~e installed with a ,: 1c>ger~d ~ im lar to 'CHILDk2EN' or 'WATCH FOR C1IiI~DRLN' or an appropriate symbol message. depicting: tire. ~:i.ti~aton. ~ . It c~u-i_d Ise argued that -addtiorial signs do no harm. Hca~a~~se~', it_ c~~.n-be -shown' t-ri~at this. type of_ redundant sicr,ling detracts from the effectiveness UL signi_n~, , for children in `areas where children would not be Uni_i~~rmity iii signing is a "~rir~ciplo which l~lairrtains that alI like sitL~ations.be sigr7ed alike.: Uniformity i~~ signing facilit~it.cs rapid recogritiorl of driving sittiati~ns ,and increases safety. If WATCH'FOR CFiILT~RI;N signs are to k~e em~loycd in ordinary residential situati'oris, then a~ll• similar ~- =situations sYould be so scxned. To do otherwise would imhl-~~ ttie ak~scz~ce of children where there was no sign. While this argument may appear facetious, it is seriously ,intended to ~ llu:~trate th~~ ineffectiveiaess of- this ` r~dui~dancy and how it would detract -from the effectiveness r of signs fo.r child r_ ~~i1 installed in specific activity areas." ° PJ1r. ~ndersorr°s traffic survey did ~~clude the- placement of "Playground" signs in .the vicinity of parks- where,` in dais judgnicirt=, Iie felt they were necessary. Such sign exists on `the south side of 8th Street::just. east of the: fire station. I!'.rom hIr. Anderson's -remarks, it appears that he dies `see instances` where "Wai~ch For Clildreri", `"Children" or "Playground" signs wdizlci }_~e appropriate wlie~_-e a neod care be .shown in a'specifis activity ~irea. ,A public: park. would deem to meet: hcse criteriav ~+7hen ~Ir'. Anderson made his Traffic survey in early 1976; V'~~rinor7 Par;c and Hidden Oaks ParJ•, were not in' use so ;perhaps, ~ome> adc~iitiorral signing would be apprcpr:iate .around these two ~~arks. However.; .h's surv~v_ and.. recommendations did cover the _parks - existing at that time. d 3. Vermont Park.- 2nd Street SE area - At a meeting of the Park L~oard some discussion took p-lace about pr_okaable signing on 2nd St. SL at lst five. 5E. There are a barge number o~ crri2drenusing Ve~Yr ont Park who live south o~f 2nd St. Sr wl.o mustcross 2ndSt. SE when goingto and from-the park. 2nd St. SL ~i~s a County I3ic~h~~~a~~ and a5 s~ixch, any -signs placec_1 on County Ili.ahway=•- i 1<j~li.:-Uf-Wc~`y,? `s10Uld ~:~1~/_' tG })C-` done SO by RamSl'y ,LOLllit.y. `I''Y11. ::~t-7'(?E't _ _ ~ ~ . carries a fair amount or tL=_~=flc'~(notrarrl_c counts are aval_la~~_e here)