TULSA, Okla. – A transportation official is hoping an odd speed limit will get the attention of drivers, and slow them down in construction zones.
Jarry Slaughter, an Oklahoma Transportation Authority engineer, has posted speed limit signs of 17 mph at three toll plazas that are under construction.
He said he can’t scientifically measure the effectiveness of the unusual speed limit, but he’s convinced it works.
Black bear makes itself cozy under family’s porch
EFFORT, Pa. – This black bear picked the wrong place to hibernate.
The animal camped out under the porch of a home where four children live – and near where 20 kids wait for the school bus.
Residents of Chestnuthill Township had suspected for days that a bear was in their midst after they saw that their trash cans had been tampered with. But it wasn’t until two children happened upon the bear on Sunday that its exact whereabouts became clear.
Pedro Sainvil owns the home where the 600- to 700-pound male bear seems to have settled in.
On Sunday, Sainvil sent two of his children, ages 8 and 9, outside to play in the snow. “After 15 or 20 minutes, they came back screaming, ‘Dad, Dad! There’s a bear under the house!’” Sainvil said.
The bear will be removed by state wildlife officers, authorities said.
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