Standing or stopping is now banned on pedestrian bridges on the Las Vegas Strip.  A place where visitors often pause to take photos amid the glittery casino lights or to watch street performers.  Violators of the ordinance that took effect Tuesday could face up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine.

Clark County commissioners voted unanimously this month to approve the measure prohibiting people from “stopping, standing or engaging in an activity that causes another person to stop” on Strip pedestrian bridges. That also includes up to 20 feet surrounding connected stairs, elevators and escalators.  The ban doesn’t include standing or stopping if a person is waiting to use an elevator, stairway or escalator.

Clark County said in a statement that its “pedestrian flow zone ordinance” isn’t meant to target street performers or people who stop to take pictures, but rather to increase public safety by ensuring a continuous flow of pedestrian traffic across the bridges.

The county said it planned to install signs on the Strip identifying locations where stopping or standing is prohibited.  So the next time you are in Vegas don’t stop, but if you do, make sure to get a picture with one of these signs.

Conclusion

Calvin Coolidge – one of the forgotten Presidents – was nicknamed “The Great Refrainer.”  This title was provided to him because of his position on shrinking government and the burden on the American people he represented, instead of having the compulsion to create more law and tax.  Maybe, just maybe, we need another “great refrainer,” but this time lets get a  “great restrainer” also.

May God Bless You, Your Business, Israel, and the United States of America,

Tom Winslow