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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds , N; |5 I9 N6 e% ^1 }: R
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
6 B- Z2 B1 L! j! YCBC News
6 }$ \9 s: J3 z- ~City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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% q# h* C" f6 J+ _: H( h G5 ?Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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g! ], P/ E3 @1 ["This is simply adding it to our set of solutions," Rick Millican, general manager of transportation, said. "Council is not saying if they approve it, put a school zone everywhere someone wants on.& c( p0 \0 D% e. X' K: n: x0 ]
0 j* F" p- S$ w2 Q: K b: n+ Y) q$ nThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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a: |! g, _2 Y7 @Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.% i( D# \3 B( [4 E8 p$ q& f
; ~+ r/ v+ M9 }) q"People are in a hurry, people are stressed out, they forget the speed limit and our children are very at risk when they are going to these places," she said.
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; j5 E0 E) O; D) N1 MCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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