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Matt Cole, an employee at US Bank on Massachusetts Street, estimated that 10 of the 50 bank employees will purchase parking passes.
for parking in city parking garages and long-term city parking lots in downtown Lawrence," the news release said.
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"Most employees park on top of the garage." Cole said. Cole doubted more employees would buy passes.
With the construction of an apartment building at 9th and New Hampshire Streets and the proposed construction of a hotel across the street, parking downtown may soon become more limited.
Purchasing of parking permits varies from business to business.
you're going the proper speed, if you keep it in the center of your lane and you don't follow too close, then you always have time and space to react."
nice show students."
Larry
Krull
"We've purchased permits since the parking garage was built," Debbie Anderson said. Anderson said that when the business first purchased permits both the roof level and third level of the garage were open to permits. The roof level is now open for free parking.
LARRY KRULL
Owner of the Midwest Driving School
The office of Curtis Anderson Optometrist purchases parking permits for the three employees that work the most often.
"That made me question whether we were getting our money's worth," she said.
to affect her parking.
winter the numbers for the last month would have been higher, however, I don't think the difference in the numbers is significant."
K r u l l ,
owner of the Midwest Driving
School, believes one reason the
numbers are so close is because of
effective planning last winter.
Anderson said the only time she has trouble parking in the garage is during parades.
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"Inattention is the biggest cause of accidents in Lawrence." Monroe said.
wait for the aid Cordill. University le is focus engineers."
Weather didn't play a role in Kendall Clark's October accident, but lack of attention did.
Sergeant Michael Monroe, from the police department's
"We were coming back from Wendy's on 23rd, and I was messing with the radio." Clark said, a sophomore from Augusta.
of accidents," Monroe said in an email. "I think during a 'normal'
"My friend yelled, 'We're stopping,' Clark said. "By the time I
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doesn't play the largest role in why accidents occur.
Records from the Lawrence Police Department show 796 traffic accidents occurring from November 1, 2011 to January 16, 2012. This number is down 36 accidents when compared to last winter which had 832 traffic accidents occurring from November 1, 2010 to January 16, 2011.
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The average December temperature in 2011 was 35 degrees for Lawrence, five degrees warmer than it was in 2010, when December's average was 30 degrees, according to weatherdatadepot.com.
winter weather has kept most of the snow and ice away, but one thing not absent this winter is traffic accidents.
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If you tell him, "our rearview mirror, you always have someone right behind you," Krull said. "I think getting rear ended is the most common in Lawrence because of that."
Regardless of the weather, Krull believes paying attention makes the biggest difference, and most accidents or serious injuries can be avoided by doing a few basic things.
"You have to focus on the road," Krull said. "If you're going the proper speed, if you keep it in the center of your lane and you don't follow too close, then you always have time and space to react."
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CLASSIFIEDS 73
CROSSWORD 4
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 8
SUDOKU 4
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Student Union Activities is screening "Paranormal Activity 3" this weekend
Forecasted calls by
University students. For
a more detailed forecast,
see page 24.
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