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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
8 k$ G9 D' O; c FLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
2 j" J, m# N. U. YCBC News
' y7 _# F/ L; }- O- X ~City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 o5 a" k# D1 Y$ v
2 b# ^( i4 q# `0 AAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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7 I" k+ ~& j' D"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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; q& f, r& I/ L: I ~! h; C2 yThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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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n4 u& K$ Z: g& z' C' h v9 d3 M"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.1 Z8 @- n) \# h d" Z6 N* z/ Y7 y+ N
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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