 鲜花( 8)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2006-1-11 16:44
|
显示全部楼层
原文:2 @, R2 S& W. z+ D
( }! ~; b" c/ |" R$ ^: @
City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' X9 A) |, t& `4 y- {; NLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
" s1 J$ R6 m. {, |9 {% f' j- f. z2 yCBC News & x: r$ ?) C$ [; v4 C
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
, H4 j7 j0 t4 c" y) ?# f
8 r% t* H! I6 @: I# NAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
" w! ~9 P, D u; G8 ~' M% m& F% m# `4 L- ~( x, j m5 {
"This is simply adding it to our set of solutions," Rick Millican, general manager of transportation, said. "Council is not saying if they approve it, put a school zone everywhere someone wants on.
: Z) Z# q& q" r, R' ~. n2 b
- [& K+ D4 R! v2 R/ w* k& {* RThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
6 L) s: s7 f0 f* z- c
; C% j% G7 Q% `) wPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.8 _' _4 Z1 _0 |+ k1 K
5 j# r% i* P: b! f- F1 D
"People are in a hurry, people are stressed out, they forget the speed limit and our children are very at risk when they are going to these places," she said.; Y) V0 y! A& r7 s: l
/ y; @( i( u# L# x
Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
|