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Chico council introduces ordinance to bar standing in medians and roundabouts after safety briefing; First Amendment and equity concerns voiced
Summary
Police presented an ordinance to prohibit standing, stopping or remaining in medians, roundabouts and pedestrian refuges; council voted to introduce the measure for further consideration amid debate about free-speech impacts and possible narrowing by median width.
The Chico City Council introduced an ordinance aimed at reducing pedestrian exposure in medians, roundabouts and pedestrian refuges after a presentation from Police Chief Billy Aldridge.
Chief Aldridge said his review of 30 months of dispatch data identified 95 vehicle-versus-pedestrian collisions that produced 71 injuries and three fatalities. He told the council that people lingering in medians and pedestrian refuges increase exposure risk and driver distraction, and said the proposed chapter 10.36 to Title 10 of the…
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