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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
# m* ?3 t$ `# i" i# y2 X0 bLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST; J$ Z4 D+ q* w
CBC News
3 x4 c( F7 ]: C0 {7 }" G" `City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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+ ?) |% ~/ f uAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 }9 `" ]8 }8 F/ Q' j# c
; J+ x8 F! X0 `4 l: _+ {; H* T"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.: ^, e% l9 B- C1 o
* X8 \8 @9 R& yThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.! ~/ C3 k' e' Q6 f
4 |+ `6 D; P# }Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits." S% G: O: X$ U8 z3 M9 Z
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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.4 A, s) j" f- |3 S. s
. h1 O2 o9 k x8 YCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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