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Saskatoon is set to crack open a decades-old bylaw with the aim of clarifying the rules around extension cords running across sidewalks to vehicles, a common sight in the winter months and a potential tripping hazard.

City council’s transportation committee voted to re-examine the electric equipment bylaw, which passed in 1958, on Monday, after a 66-year-old woman asked them to consider updating it to require all extension cords be marked or flagged.

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“Everything we’ve heard is there isn’t a desire to ban cords from sidewalks at this point, out of a recognition that people, sometimes that’s the only way of keeping their vehicle plugged in and able to start,” Mayor Charlie Clark said.

“But could there be a way to make it clear that it’s a responsibility of the person putting that cord across the sidewalk that they need to do it in a safe way?” Clark said, adding the issue also affects people with mobility issues.