A student hit by a vehicle on his way to school has several Winnipeggers calling for the city to speed up on measures to slow drivers down.
“I think it's taking too long, and having another person injured only emphasizes that,” said Cathy Collins, a trustee with Winnipeg School Division. She pointed to a student hit near Grosvenor School this week as highlighting the need for quicker action.
The city introduced a bylaw in October 2013 to reduce speed limits in elementary school zones to 30 km/h.
The city expects to have signs up before the 2014-2015 school year.
But many parents, including Rhonda Wiebe, feel safety shouldn't wait.
“If they're actually acknowledging that it's a problem - that they're going to put up signs - then just do it...sooner (rather) than later,” said Wiebe.
Coun. Harvey Smith agrees.
“To say, well, we’ll get it done eventually, well that’s not good enough in my mind,” he said.
He thinks council could even go further and reduce speed limits throughout the city from 50 km/h to 40 km/h.
Collins feels the city should look at reducing speed limits around all schools and not just elementary ones.
