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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 ^6 [( h6 W+ k6 f, uLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ A! y% g& P) z0 x8 @
CBC News
' J3 w9 d9 x9 H! e) U6 J1 xCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 Z5 @1 ]+ z& O
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.3 B* C! z4 s2 i1 Y7 I
! z, U! \' u$ p- s* V4 D"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.
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{! E* m$ u! M0 R. H+ BThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years." O2 R$ @5 ^9 }3 T, w/ V4 g' Z
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.4 q' C+ B2 K; M: M( j0 C1 I
4 L% o. ]- K7 t+ B; I$ Y"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.; `& Q0 S+ `. ]+ J( o8 X* P
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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