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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! ?- j* @; B* Y4 l- iLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 |& F0 e5 L# F
CBC News
2 n* y. e4 N3 m1 P3 c' |City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.+ C" V8 F6 @" e% k; a
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.2 t6 N2 ]+ g- m1 v
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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.3 u4 |( j) I7 ~+ }& j' N" ` ]0 O
) c. H$ c c2 L/ g* G( j% q( eThe 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.! u5 e1 s/ Z; Y, w( k
2 a! L- M5 ]/ u; ~) p& w"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.; B/ y7 L: g- U. I( D% l" E% e
; \! F0 p0 N. H @1 Z3 DCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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