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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
$ V+ m7 j" w- G7 Q+ P' y0 D* vLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST5 q6 p8 n g n/ n; z
CBC News
" b8 g1 Z0 ?7 ^! N9 N1 LCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.+ }9 q+ w; I1 F4 w2 ^7 G6 j7 \
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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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! \, i$ f& \( t7 }5 X" kThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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0 T6 D- a' c7 y# `) gPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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"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.
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/ J. q ^( d( T2 m- }/ ]Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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