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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
& U6 h; L' A; v9 F- ~/ BLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST: {9 n% T8 m# f1 j
CBC News
+ M. G+ |! ?$ G5 }% mCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.. a: F$ u; [. i, z
]; n) I; r/ g! lAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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5 d1 Z( J8 F8 k* z"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. K* D. ~2 F5 P+ L5 G
" M6 p0 }' s( rThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.! T, P( K- I" i2 s/ C
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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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* x8 y+ M9 a2 J- O' `, H"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.. W3 c: W$ W+ p% W
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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