Results: Mandatory Tornado Shelters in Tornado Alley in Public Areas?
Published on 05/23/2013
In light of the recent tornado in Oklahoma, many were surprised that a school did not have an underground tornado shelter that they could take the children to for safety. As well, there was a lot of surprise that so few people had basements in their homes or any safe place to go if a tornado was coming. Many cited that it was too expensive to build one.
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1.
Do you think all schools should have mandatory tornado shelters if they are located somewhere that is prone to tornados?
Yes
78%
1320 votes
No
10%
162 votes
Undecided
12%
208 votes
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2.
Do you think people would be willing to pay a bit more in their local taxes in order to have public tornado shelters built in schools, and other major areas that people could run to when tornado warnings hit? Yes
65%
1092 votes
No
15%
248 votes
Undecided
21%
350 votes
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3.
If you lived in tornado alley, would you feel that building a partial basement or below-ground shelter would be worth the piece of mind in light of the devastation a tornado can cause if you are unlucky enough to be in an area where a tornado might hit?
Yes
76%
1283 votes
No
8%
137 votes
Undecided
16%
270 votes
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4.
Do you think hospitals in tornado-prone areas should have a certain number of floors underground that seriously ill patients can be moved to in case a tornado is coming? Yes
73%
1235 votes
No
9%
144 votes
Undecided
18%
311 votes
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5.
If you heard that a bad tornado was coming and you had no underground shelter, would you hunker down in your bathroom and take your chances or run for a public underground shelter (knowing you had enough time to get there)? Yes
53%
896 votes
No
12%
197 votes
Undecided
35%
597 votes
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