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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
+ A, P# @6 @ i* ~% C" Q TLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST. A1 x3 L$ M) A: @9 k: \* U
CBC News 5 f+ c6 E/ U7 J8 x6 W! u9 V
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.. I& J. a: ^' K( {
$ d' W7 b4 l) I+ e"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.; {) _1 h5 p. N2 k4 z6 G9 z0 d: O
" |, [! x6 C2 H# KThe 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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"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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5 y9 h% h) A6 s8 _# P3 yCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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