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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 y( i) E1 J1 `( n/ D W* XLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST. F6 K9 e( h6 q% T
CBC News
) @' M$ O; X8 ?- XCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.' f. L2 Q) _3 X+ J, x
0 j8 H# W. 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.0 t+ n8 \1 V O: x3 k" K5 W/ N
' y( k o& S2 ^' A! ^7 zThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.3 d5 K0 D Q9 m9 R7 e
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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.
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+ C& b2 }3 I# n) D" c3 KCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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