Sidewalks: The Pulaski Community

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The Pulaski Community and nearby towns need to add more sidewalks to their streets. First off with sidewalks, children can get more exercise and live a healthy lifestyle, especially in the winter. According to Mayo Health Clinic, children and teenagers need at least one hour of physical activity per day. Sidewalks can also provide playspace for houses that have a little to no backyard to play in. Sidewalks also provide a place for kids and adults to walk without walking on the roads where it is unsafe. In fact,the website Distraction.gov, says that in the year 2014, 3,179 people have died in crashes involving distracted drivers on the roads. Sidewalks also give bike riders space to ride safely without biking on the roads and colliding with

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