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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds * r- O3 j R! Q7 R7 G- z
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST+ D( P# M; l$ X8 g Y" M5 Y
CBC News
% P D5 H/ c, t3 b; Q: GCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.6 ^1 g, c# [9 ]: t
$ ~! }- \: k! n" o2 A- |8 I1 `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.
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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% H, I1 d- \+ QPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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) u1 h4 ~( c& s% d" K5 u4 |"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.* Y- b3 r2 ~/ Y- k( a
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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