Editor: First of all, I鈥檇 like to publicly congratulate all the councilors and the new mayor of 91原创 Township. Well done, and I look forward to common sense being returned to the chambers.

Now, regarding the one question I noticed you all unanimously promised during your election campaigns:  Traffic calming in school zones.

Can I ask you to please reconsider and exercise your first dose of common sense on what was obviously a populist 鈥渕ommy鈥� promise?

First of all, do some math. Schools are in session a maximum of 10 months. Deduct professional days, vacations, and statutory holidays, and you have about 200 days when school is in session.

Each school zone limited to 30 km/h is in effect nine hours a day, so approximately 1,800 hours.

The real world is in session 12 months of the year, 24 hours a day. That鈥檚 8,760 hours.

Therefore, for the sake of 1,800 hours out of 8,760 hours (that鈥檚 just over 20 per cent of the time), roads around schools would be completely and unnecessarily hindered.

During the remaining 80 per cent of the time, there are no children are present. Current traffic laws already more than adequately address the problem during school session.

So please, forget this promise.

It was populist and ill-advised, and it makes absolutely no common sense at all whatsoever.

John Dueckman,

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