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Old 09-29-2015, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by TCLaD View Post
There are some real idiots that use the inbound Bonita Gate on Canal St. Honestly, this gate cannot stay up for more than 12 hours until some idiot runs into it, knocks it off the control box and damages the gate. It takes 2-3 days to get fixed at a substantial cost to TV. This gate has been knocked down 3 times in the last week alone. Literally up no more than 12 hours each time before it is destroyed again. Now how can any car or cart driver not see this gate? I know there are cameras mounted but not sure how effective they are. I only hope the idiots that are running through the gates are getting caught and are getting fined for the repairs.
Maybe it wasn't fixed properly to begin with.
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