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o- P+ q7 o4 ~4 Y |. u5 kCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ' X3 H1 h: ~9 a+ d; V+ N) W1 y7 _
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST! H- N" L+ X3 O# P! v7 U
CBC News `- y6 U! H* o& z( ~2 `% \' c/ N
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.6 M |% c5 q: V( d ]# i2 c. K
3 s* R6 f( x) X9 z YAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.% c. s& G5 s+ R) q8 H) E
2 O$ z' n* X1 l5 ~3 S"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.$ M+ `! S$ y. ~! M' I7 u
: a; m; c6 G4 }; a, q" y+ DThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.! f! Z- R. P8 h R: x/ ]* ^6 L
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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.' _. X, F: T! L- a( X/ v
4 \7 f* M( O/ B7 X/ Q1 R* HCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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