 鲜花( 8)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2006-1-11 16:44
|
显示全部楼层
原文:
( k$ l. r2 x; V) m% S% r
+ f; B: L0 f( F5 L# [$ WCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
; F7 M A$ D5 k' b9 q; @. `( Q b% [Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
: Z' v8 `; t3 J2 C$ S' _5 eCBC News
( { s+ \7 c! M: H8 A4 RCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 c2 k0 p$ {9 F/ M# K/ h F
* F3 S; y& R) q2 t! M- [Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
+ Y& F, g' b/ `
7 r" Z; N% T* e1 c"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.
' x2 e8 i+ A/ D, T4 n/ f" G4 ^0 e# a
The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.) J. I! m7 I% D2 l' \5 H- r& j
$ a0 r# L" t) g* p
Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.( f9 Y; s% A2 Z' r: F
/ m7 a$ v; E8 R1 K' _"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.3 y* N, U# O) A1 j- q, b
( Z/ q! K' @- ]( J0 o7 _0 n
Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
|