Why not just expect people to use common sense? I’m with Apex Town Councilman Bryan Gossage on this.
More than 60 people, most wearing red, attended a council meeting last week seeking an exception that would allow kids to play in the town’s cul-de-sacs. The change also would allow children to ride bikes on sidewalks.
“It’s not the written word that keeps a person safe. It’s common sense that keeps a person safe. It’s good judgment that keeps a person safe,” Gossage said. “What we heard from parents is, ‘Let us take on that role.'”
We played four square in the street when I was a kid. No one got hurt. I don’t recommend it in a busy neighborhood, but this is clearly parents’ territory. Apex staff has been directed to draft a change that allows play in cul de sacs. Whether it passes is another issue.
