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5 A. e( {* _5 c# [, R8 CCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, g/ y9 B0 M- A! i9 Q9 U; C! NLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
0 R! n" e, C% S6 L5 H& cCBC News ( S2 W; B0 P2 f5 I/ ^
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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h8 `# I/ a, N) p$ f. aAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.% \& r: w4 `/ ]& _
. _. w/ J0 \# c2 F"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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# b, f' w/ c9 W$ VPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.% C w3 ^* Q, u! L
0 K- q7 y8 k" p D4 f; S8 `"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.3 d% m8 k) U; d# ]& R) a2 j6 F; ]; j
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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