 鲜花( 8)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2006-1-11 16:44
|
显示全部楼层
原文:* p: t1 s$ V, F3 V. c' ^% a
( _* `) x0 B$ |3 B3 l% q
City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
/ H% m, J" N4 @, O1 z; J! ^; sLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( b" o( z0 Y7 L7 l: ~3 y
CBC News # r; g% |/ ]) W' d+ O
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents. U6 E7 Z! V& {
7 \# K4 C3 a" u2 d- P* DAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
5 w {& Z0 x- R& ?/ D( V; G
' O {$ e2 \: P6 [3 R' L"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.
: ?: |) l0 X5 v5 V1 S
4 ]/ u" _- F4 P2 j& N1 SThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.! b* J9 b: e5 J, C6 u6 W6 r) c( N
) x3 c. d6 ~; C8 I- c. M( g7 ~; GPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
( H1 c' w5 W5 Y) [4 N- e/ }6 @0 J( t% L# @9 ~ W: ? 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.
' z& n, }* [, u- _/ c$ R& u3 L% ~3 ?6 v% M8 A/ G+ ~6 N( ]
Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
|