 鲜花( 8)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
楼主 |
发表于 2006-1-11 16:44
|
显示全部楼层
原文：' @* l+ d J+ [: p
$ U6 o& S9 T& l2 N
City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 7 `" h1 K8 I9 D' H7 v( ~8 B
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, b& J) t! n, [, D5 c6 W
CBC News
5 N1 W) v: O8 I* A" z8 w7 L/ MCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.& x: t- g6 i. O1 ?' z& _
: m+ q: p5 b( X8 Z3 I* E WAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
{8 g" @1 j U" d; u4 e8 f! p* A4 g+ u; N
"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/ W* u) S+ @$ J4 g2 L$ w# y- y- ^( q u7 @$ _) v
The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.) w/ U6 {/ g* a% L
; z( P5 G, f9 e& g$ a6 dPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
9 E3 ^# X6 W8 q7 s% u- M! P. d7 {+ ?, E& g* U! 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.
# _4 `% E2 b% V& b* n% {, E& _8 L7 @ S" ~, o! d1 y4 B, L9 q
Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2006-1-11 07:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
