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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 1 ^( E+ E# p6 Q! H
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST; N U- } d1 U& R" ]( m* f
CBC News 3 Y+ d. b: ]% |! T. q# I8 C- h
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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( ?' J+ r3 I% M. H( p- c2 KAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 d9 U! h) k8 N1 e# p# l+ |# ]0 H
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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.: o! r& k7 i4 T/ {; W; D
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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1 ^3 e5 f* x; ~/ u4 r/ b |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.6 P, O; ?% D4 J, `
; w* C; k! V& a( qCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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