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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 6 u ?+ t* S7 {7 c- T4 F) M6 p
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
5 s- C- b. X8 y! rCBC News 4 J5 K+ D7 l/ b. B2 H) l
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 v' R5 q6 B( Z"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.# G5 f3 F1 H2 \" D* U8 d% D
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years./ T9 @% ^( Q0 W5 z
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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.- O! {2 f4 `2 C( ?* r4 w8 r
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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