Kamloops won’t be forcing drivers to slow down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City council decided this week against both slowing residential speed limits to 30 km\/h and adding traffic calming measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It comes months after Coun. Stephen Karpuk first suggested slowing speeds in all residential neighbourhoods. He then modified his suggestion to a pilot project that would target just two neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City staff studied the idea and came back months later to suggest the McDonald Park area and Sagebrush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As a health-care provider over the years, I can tell you I’ve met dozens of people who were hit by cars. Whether they’re on a bike, on a scooter or crossing with their kid in a buggy. And I don’t like to see the results,” Karpuk, who’s a chiropractor, said at the Jan. 22 council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some councillors were concerned about the cost of the pilot study and of whatever traffic calming measures may come after, like speed bumps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Coun. Nancy Bepple agreed with Karpuk and suggested going either route would mean progress toward council’s previously stated goal of reducing traffic deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering whether to either study ways to calm traffic or reduce speed limits, council voted against both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though some communities in BC have reduced speed limits in residential areas, Kamloops follows the broad provincial law that sets a 50 km\/h speed limit on local roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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