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<br />". <br /> <br />REC'O DEe 01 2008 <br /> <br />Dear City Hall, <br /> <br />My name is Amy Edgerton and I am 14 years old. I leave near the edge of Ramsey near Burns <br />Township, on a small dirt rOf:ld off of County Road 5, I am writing to you bec<luse I feel that there' are not <br />enou$h street lights around where I live. I think it would make driving at night a whole lot easier If you <br />put in more street I~mps. <br /> <br />I've often noticed that while driving home at night, It is difficult to see while driving on the <br />northern part of Nowthen Blvd. The only street lights near my house and around that area are lamps on <br />corners, which are oftenfar apart. This makes it harder for people to see while driving, therefore <br />increasing the chances of accidents.0ft:enthese ac:cldents'.are'l!'lotcar c:oUisions, but when cats hit' <br />nocturnal animals like young dear or raccoons. Because of this, especially in this time of year, I see many <br />young dears, raccoons, squirrels and other animals left dead on the road. A few years ago, while my <br />mom and sister were driving home, they hit a dear which rolled down the side of the car. This accident <br />dented the car,leftfurbet'Neen the doors, and ripped off one of the side view mirrors. No one was hurt, <br />fortunately, but we believe the dear did not make it. Ifthere were more street lights, accidents like <br />these would be less likely because people would be able to see the road further ahead. <br /> <br />Another reason it would be a good idea to put in more stree't Hshts is that people wO\Jld be less <br />likely to have their high beam lights on while driving, which damagelS the other drivers eyes. While it is <br />okay to have them on In areas where there are hardly any oncoming cats, a busy road like Nowthen is <br />not a good place. High beam lights are very affective when there Is not much light on the road, but it <br />damages the other drivers eyes. If there were more street Ilghts, people wQuldn't need to use their high <br />beam lights as much on this road, there for~making ita safer place for all drivers, <br /> <br />Last, more street lamps would help because it would be easier for people to see the road signs <br />at night. If you aren't able to read what the speed limit Is, or that there is a sharp turn up ahead, then <br />you won't know. If the road were lit up more, then we could make sure that all street lamps were read <br />clearly by drivers coming from both directions. <br /> <br />I hope that you will consider all these reasons, and hopefully you will decide that it would bea <br />o gcod thing for the city to' put'ln'more street light near my house.'lf this were to happen, J do believe that <br />there would be fewer accidents involving animals, that people would not use their high beams as much, <br />and so that people would be able to see the street signs more clearly. Allin all, the road would just be a <br />safer place for drivers younS and old. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Amy Edgerton <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br />