*Holly calling for (two) more laws in her town is quite a development since when it comes to laws Holly is a less is more kinda girl…

Holly doesn't like to complain but she has noticed a serious trouble that plagues the roads in front of the schools in her town.

She is very sensitive to speed in the school zone. She is sensitive to the melody of $233 in the 2007 calendar year. Holly got a ticket for 8 mph over the schoolhouse zone in an area that she thought the school zone had ended MILES agone.

The town that Holly lives in has 20 mph school zones inside a three mile radius of any institution that looks similar a kid might accept visited in the past:


Legend: fancy orange squares=schoolhouse zone with a xx mph speed limit

In 2007 the townspeople of Holly'due south town voted to ban jail cell phones in school zones.

Holly'southward total disclosure: Holly voted against such a thing just isn't bitter that she was not on the winning side except that she might yet exist a fleck bitter since she is at present writing this in her very own blog that y'all are currently reading but she wants to disclose her vote fifty-fifty though in the U.s. of America voting is a private issue simply she would feel much better if yous knew the mode she voted since it might in some small way impact the fashion she views this situation.

Holly would like to add that she is in favor of children and isn't trying to striking them with her minivan while talking on the telephone.

Holly would like to point out that in the town where she lives it is uncommon for children to walk to and/or from schoolhouse.

Due to the school zone cell phone ban, Holly has noticed that this usually happens:


Legend: Orange bolts of lightening=slamming of brakes along with the simultaneous drop of phone into the lap

Holly has looked around and noticed that she isn't the only one with coordination issues. It appears that most drivers are finding information technology difficult to slam on their brakes WHILE pausing their phone chat and dropping their phones into their laps.

Holly is concerned that this new ban has caused bigger rubber issues. Holly is frightened for anyone walking or riding within a 100 grand altitude of the start of a school zone.

For this reason Holly is calling for the following 2 zones to be added to the existing school zone. She is declaring this now so that it can be placed on the 2008 election for the townspeople'southward vote:


Legend: pinkish colored blocks (*)=Cell phone drop to lap zone, royal jagged line (**)=surface area to start the slam of brakes, fancy orange blocks=existing school zone with 20 mph speed limit

Townspeople unite! Vote for the additional "jail cell phone drop to lap zone" and the "slam on the brake zone"!

Holly believes that her programme will dramatically decrease the commuter's multitasking panic. *cue patriotic music*

Holly realizes that each school zone would now need an additional 4 signs plus mayhap a few warning signs. Holly is aware that signs like coin don't abound on trees. Holly is pretty sure that Kinko'south might run some sort of bulk sign bargain with the town when her two additional laws are passed.

Melody in next Tuesday when Holly promises not to give advice to anyone almost annihilation…

Kids Activities Blog is Holly's blogging home.

She is the co-author of 101 Kids Activities that are the Bestest, Funnest Ever! and The 101 Coolest Uncomplicated Science Experiments.

She is the mom of iii boys ages thirteen, 15 & 17 who partially homeschools. She believes that you shouldn't have to purchase stuff to take fun when there is a kitchen junk drawer full of possibilities.