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. D6 n' h1 }) B WCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' T1 N! [* D5 U7 t, K1 C5 PLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST: ]+ t1 E, g+ M x3 K% C
CBC News - H/ F7 ~8 N4 j9 K( T8 y
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.1 Y2 d! `" m4 [
7 m. I' P/ M5 t+ f' f0 W"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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; P `6 W! i1 [) m+ C5 QThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.! v. X4 \9 Z2 f: C
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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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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