Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES | Rising Amish population prompts concerns
4/13/2005 4:52 PM
By: Capital News 9 web staff
An upstate county's growing Amish population is raising concerns over the increased presence of slow moving, horse-drawn carriages on local roads.
Officials in Montgomery County said they'll print more brochures
aimed at alerting motorists to the horse and buggies traditionally
used by Amish communities, which shun most modern amenities.
The Mohawk Valley county already has as many as 200 Amish families living in the towns of Palatine and Mohawk.
Since the start of the year, others have moved into the neighboring towns of Glen and Root.
County officials said they're concerned that local motorists may
not be accustomed to sharing the rural roads with the Amish.
The county's Traffic Safety Committee plans to reprint brochures that inform motorists that horses are unpredictable and can spook
easily.
The information suggests motorists slow down before passing the
animals and leave plenty of room.
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