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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 5 D! ]0 i- a3 E! d: u; n
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, M5 L& c8 Y2 i. j; n6 f7 j' z, F! b! ^
CBC News
$ K {1 P! ^( r7 _* ICity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 R5 L& n, B# t7 ?- Z+ ~2 ~2 Y
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 }+ p# D: t& L0 X/ h/ g7 d
' |$ t3 E* ?8 o"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.* L; |& \ ~! c4 w
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.$ Y' D1 ~5 Y; G V1 C
; g2 o9 M Y( Q2 h4 hPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* Z7 `( \8 `" n5 V- u
2 h% ^ U6 m+ l3 _9 [' y6 p"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.' R( i# R m+ J" _
7 m& \/ t1 s9 t$ a" N2 q- Z' U, aCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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