 鲜花( 8)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2006-1-11 16:44
|
显示全部楼层
原文:
/ V. l$ O/ L) O& n7 C$ q7 ^/ J1 p3 o
. W' c: b' L ?& D _0 ACity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 m( T: q5 T1 j/ _. {Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
) S$ v; V. g5 s+ L. h, {CBC News 2 Y" B2 i0 k- g1 G: h v$ m
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.8 H1 d, ?) N. V0 O* {7 B) U4 b1 w
/ q) { W. e( z$ l7 L3 AAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
% k5 v: @+ s0 B
% ~+ \- q1 {$ t7 {+ M& g$ ~"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.
; S V0 v) n5 P; } n. [% q
; T) a% c5 t9 Z; A* n4 x) d0 s5 N8 y7 {/ LThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
6 }9 ?0 M8 f( r4 s, x6 b! L; ^/ K. X
8 f3 y0 l8 y. h: Y1 |. zPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
8 x" M0 R$ ~ m% C/ f% `! N" o3 k0 r g! @$ _# r
"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.
' f6 z* N% b ~# |3 ~* F$ T1 ?. R- y/ H. M; A4 b* `
Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
|