Traffic safety precautions added
Security Chief Hampton: new stop signs will "be enforced to the best of our ability"
Briana David
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: News
A number of stop signs sprouted up around campus over winter break as part of an effort to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians.
"I think they'll definitely help with slowing down fast drivers and assisting people to get safely across the street," Reggie Cunningham, a senior, said of the signs.
The stop signs were installed at these locations:
The intersection of the J. Scheidegger Center.
Near the baseball field.
Near Flowers and Mathews halls.
In front of LU Commons, the new student center under construction.
Across from the football stadium and field house.
Up the hill behind the football stadium, mostly along John Webber Drive, the road that loops around campus from the Welcome Center to the old side of campus between Sibley and Ayers halls.
Enforcement will be handled by campus security and the St. Charles Police Department.
"If we see someone run a stop sign, it will be enforced to the best of our ability," said Wade Hampton, director of security. "They are all safety precautions to make the campus safer for people to move around."
Graduate student Meredith Jaworski applauded the added safety measures. "I think they are great because too many students are in too big of a hurry to get where they are going, and I'm sure there would be many more accidents without them," she said of the signs.
Hampton added, "We ask that all of our folks operating motor vehicles are considerate of pedestrian traffic. Walkers, look both ways and help to maintain safety all around campus."
Other safety features added over winter break include handicap accessible curbs/ramps at Sibley/Ayers halls. University officials also plan to install cameras on campus and in classrooms.
"I think they'll definitely help with slowing down fast drivers and assisting people to get safely across the street," Reggie Cunningham, a senior, said of the signs.
The stop signs were installed at these locations:
The intersection of the J. Scheidegger Center.
Near the baseball field.
Near Flowers and Mathews halls.
In front of LU Commons, the new student center under construction.
Across from the football stadium and field house.
Up the hill behind the football stadium, mostly along John Webber Drive, the road that loops around campus from the Welcome Center to the old side of campus between Sibley and Ayers halls.
Enforcement will be handled by campus security and the St. Charles Police Department.
"If we see someone run a stop sign, it will be enforced to the best of our ability," said Wade Hampton, director of security. "They are all safety precautions to make the campus safer for people to move around."
Graduate student Meredith Jaworski applauded the added safety measures. "I think they are great because too many students are in too big of a hurry to get where they are going, and I'm sure there would be many more accidents without them," she said of the signs.
Hampton added, "We ask that all of our folks operating motor vehicles are considerate of pedestrian traffic. Walkers, look both ways and help to maintain safety all around campus."
Other safety features added over winter break include handicap accessible curbs/ramps at Sibley/Ayers halls. University officials also plan to install cameras on campus and in classrooms.
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