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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
6 m) o# Y8 q( ?# F4 WLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST! ?. P6 Q- b+ v1 q) U# [7 V. f8 A
CBC News
9 z0 ^" t; W4 S4 QCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.9 m2 ], ^& M! r& h( r) D+ u
" H: k4 f7 }/ O* ~3 UAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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a4 x+ P# K' x2 s: H"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.2 Y- r' k, V% ]. S. C
/ n D- t1 r0 _0 CThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.$ X6 h* `2 `& K: G
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.7 e" J. U9 J/ T0 i! R" Z1 q
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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