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0 G8 N# ~; ~. h" p# V) M- CCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, T- `: }5 h" H: X: E' }Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
0 |6 R( B5 K/ oCBC News / G/ q- W9 Q% I. F
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents./ ]4 u' |" |. d1 ~8 r. k
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 k% A! h& T1 R. z% ~* P% s
' }7 P9 H! n7 L- E2 c; ]"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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: [# x. P5 {$ p$ \The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.# w3 X1 F N3 d
% {- x" l$ l5 D& P! iPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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8 M$ B; Y% Z' J( M$ V6 K! b"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.8 h" ]( w, \# M
. p4 R; i( V# p/ `& D( g, O# X3 l' ICouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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