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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds $ ?- _ f1 y! s9 k6 k
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST6 n" ]$ \0 `9 R- k/ j6 M
CBC News
* o) W5 l1 s _! @8 jCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.) H1 G& ?! v& Q& i+ }/ n r
5 L+ r0 \3 v" C- f" C' GAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 b! j/ k% n, }% m"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.' U n* j$ U' x
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.7 w) V! {! G5 S9 L5 ]
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"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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* W8 v. S3 r" X" ?0 Z7 Y1 K' W$ BCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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