 鲜花( 8)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2006-1-11 16:44
|
显示全部楼层
原文: t) s- Y4 R: d3 t: v5 X
s( W/ o! b1 w1 T) n3 C( ~
City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 C0 m$ W8 v" ?' ]) R9 T$ K
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
) R' J. R/ B/ E! o* v1 aCBC News
; T, J& v/ r* Q( d7 L6 ]- F. x& qCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
: G# [3 k) @, l/ o- U
( {1 w! E6 G6 {3 H6 Q3 f' [$ z6 B: k; jAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
0 r7 d/ o. Y9 _* K+ u- t# V) M2 m8 n% j3 v/ L* _$ f5 S8 |
"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.9 X# I' ^/ x& y' }5 [- E
- o6 E; g" d/ P/ bThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.1 r# b3 H: k; Z K2 v
2 s" v4 s( r5 wPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.+ B7 A/ f7 i3 z( f, G8 ^
! f6 y% ^$ L- m2 e, o"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.6 M( w( m7 A1 ^ W
, P1 d- E4 |' @* SCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
|