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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
* V! I1 R/ B; V8 b' y3 XLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 C* ?3 i# X8 r) ~" K" I( ]
CBC News
, [9 k* o) ^+ V& U$ J0 t8 PCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* a9 X, p6 q& q$ N
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.) D( @9 h9 D% @( @2 u9 j
9 E3 _ Q, J& |* x"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.+ _+ x7 G" m# z5 v& J
' |: S; Z% m8 M8 G% v; J, GThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.9 K5 f! ^% M6 c/ i: w
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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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"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 t0 y" j' \0 r; y2 V( v+ t$ h8 O* B
$ c- D# C% h, _3 N3 x! \1 yCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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