A local community group is pushing for increased traffic safety along Ash Road as the 11-year-old girl seriously injured on the road has returned home after months in hospital.
Shawn Steele, a representative for Fix Ash Road Now, is happy to see that the family of Leila Bui will be able to care for her in their own home. He said his group will show their support by lobbying for additional improvements to the intersection where the collision happened.
, a little more than six months after suffering injuries that have left her reliant on a feeding tube. She was crossing Ash Road to catch her usual morning ride to Arbutus middle school.
as her responses to stimuli appear inconsistent , but BuiB次元官网网址檚 family has publicly expressed hope in some sort of a recovery.
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FARN will continue to do its part by pushing Saanich for additional improvements. Group representatives will meet Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell July 24 to discuss their ideas, which they have already presented to Saanich engineering. These ideas include reducing the speed limit along all of Ash Road to 40 km/h from 50 km/h. Ash Road runs for just two under kilometres from its intersection with Cordova Bay Road before turning into Grandview Drive.
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The group is also calling on Saanich to ask ICBC to audit the road, which residents
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While such an audit may give the road a clean bill, it promises to offer independent insights, he said.
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Saanich, for the record, had already considered improvements to the area following concerns from Gordon Head ResidentsB次元官网网址� Association prior to the incident, but the incident undeniably played a role.
Steele said local residents have been trying to improve the safety of Ash Road since 2012.
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While always present, the issue of road safety has gained some traction in recent months, and semi-rural areas (such as Ash Road) calling on Saanich to make improvements.
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