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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
& r' ~; s$ D% C7 o, ?9 DLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
6 K8 {& `" }- n# u0 ]CBC News 5 e2 w$ @) f }8 u, G
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 Z# G) O8 H& |" w& z ^; e4 P5 R
9 p h; B% b2 t8 ~2 W8 O- }3 @Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.+ H8 Q0 l) S. Z# h* e" U
* V, }- y$ y- x! e, p9 X+ S3 ]The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 D( D3 K! f$ A& o1 }
, ]# `) X0 e" E( P* TPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.6 D" C9 Y1 ?; T8 a" V* X* _0 @
8 A' c0 H* ~1 o' i6 K# 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./ N- C4 H; ]3 F# Z
8 n: K- @7 l% E% jCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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