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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ! }: c9 i3 e3 h0 H, X9 {8 @- ?7 Z
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, m) E/ S5 m' ^% j; G+ J+ A
CBC News
1 ~8 s4 [* ^1 \9 M/ SCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.4 l0 s- w E' E7 u
, w9 z( g9 y O3 y* LAdministration 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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( r% F/ Z" f; b7 w' H: h/ zThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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/ v4 `2 d1 A5 CPatricia 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.* z7 I F+ S4 e; E' Z2 n& h: A
+ E8 p& g: K8 e- q% X+ }7 r8 i# R3 MCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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