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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
On the latter I can see the reason. Safer for kids going to school ... Pedestrian safety - slips and falls from icy pavement.
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The different mindsets evident by some localities not having, and others having, the ordinance are revealing. Let me see if I can summarize two of them.
One says, everybody benefits when the sidewalks are cleared of snow, so we'll be sure to shovel the walk in front of our home, and if our neighbors are old or crippled, we'll shovel theirs too.
Two says, everybody benefits when the sidewalks are cleared of show, so we'll mandate that everyone shovel the walk in front of their homes, and we'll punish those that don't.
I think these two mindsets very roughly capture
conservative and
liberal thinking, respectively.