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5 F4 F8 N+ R( p1 \, ]/ SCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 T$ A+ `: T( O2 c7 w, b; QLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST# ^$ G& ~& u) O0 y$ T" M6 M# r4 S% t( a
CBC News . i; a8 v) V6 A* Z0 G5 m
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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0 E3 B$ y! p$ ~, G* Z9 I4 MAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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"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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, A. F' ^2 g& H4 Z5 qThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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, R0 {) c1 t) {; o) r/ @/ JPatricia 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.( J3 l2 R- e3 f7 ^. X
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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