- Date
- 1981-07
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-servicecommunicationcommunityenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
An editorial in the combined July–August 1981 issue asked drivers to slow down on Airport Road, Sloptown Road, and in town, citing children, dust, and dangerously high speeds.
Evidence limits
The editorial documents a public concern and first-person observation, not an official speed survey or traffic-enforcement action.
Sources
- The editorial asks drivers to slow on Airport Road, Sloptown Road, and in town because of children, parked cars, and dust that reduced visibility; it specifically describes vehicles traveling 40–50 M.P.H. or more. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon asks drivers to slow down on Airport Road, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-road-slow-down-editorial-1981/, accessed [date], citing "SLOW DOWN, PLEASE," Beaver Beacon, July–August 1981 combined issue. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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