The Haifa Municipality is embarking on a large-scale initiative to improve children's safety on their way to school, and in the first phase, the speed limit near 45 elementary schools in the city will be limited to only 30 km/h.
Student safety at the center
In preparation for the new school year, the Haifa Municipality, through the "Yefa Nof" company, began a comprehensive project to limit the speed of traffic on streets near elementary schools to only 30 km/h.
The goal: to reduce accidents, reduce their severity, and create a safer and more pleasant walking environment for children and parents.
Studies in Israel and around the world show that reducing speed saves lives and dramatically reduces the risk of serious injury in traffic accidents.
First phase – 45 schools
In the first phase, the initiative will begin around 45 schools throughout the city, including the installation of dedicated signage and traffic signs, along with additional measures to slow down traffic. The municipality plans to expand the initiative to 100 educational institutions.
"A life-saving step"
The Mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav: "The 30 km/h speed limit near schools is a life-saving measure designed to ensure that our children get to school safely and return home safely. This is the first step in a broad policy to improve road safety in the city, reduce accidents and strengthen the sense of security of parents and students. I call on drivers to be responsible and follow the rules, so that we can provide our children with a safer environment."
"Changing reality"
Avihu Han, Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Transportation and Road Safety Committee in the municipality"We are embarking on a comprehensive program designed to ensure a safer environment for our children. It already includes 45 schools, and we will later expand to 100. We will combine enforcement, prevention, education and outreach to minimize the number of casualties in accidents."
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What are the children of the Gulf breathing at this time? The municipality is doing important work, but for the purpose of hiding the failed management in every respect. Everyone is retired for the sake of the city and its residents.
First of all, they should enforce traffic violations for vehicles parked on sidewalks and roads, even near schools.
Once the sidewalk is free for children, it provides more security.
Children walk both on President Boulevard and Geula Street. Vehicles parked on the sidewalk force them to get out onto the road.
Years of doing nothing
A stumble builds trust. I wish there was enforcement.
Although I'm quite skeptical about the implementation
This procedure. Speed sign
Very important. From the driver's acquaintances in Israel
A sign on one side and a detour on the other.
time will tell.