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On Friday Oct. 12, a UVic student was struck by a vehicle while crossing Ring Road near the Human and Social Development Building. She was seriously injured and remains in hospital.
UVic has reached out to the student’s family and is offering support wherever possible. In addition, the university is calling for caution from everyone using the roads on campus. All pedestrians, cyclists and drivers are asked to use extra caution and check both lanes when proceeding through traffic.
The university is currently undertaking a traffic and parking management study that will be completed in the Spring of 2008. It will examine vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian circulation patterns and long-term strategies for addressing parking and transportation needs on campus.
“This study will help us better understand and plan for the movement of cars, buses, bicycles, pedestrians and all other traffic,” says Neil Connelly, director of campus planning and sustainability, “especially with so many of us moving daily through campus.”
Safety tips are available on the UVic Campus Security Services website at http://web.uvic.ca/security/.
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