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/ E6 X. ]! T5 ~% tCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 6 v4 B: c- F j' I7 n
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST2 Q# r* z3 _7 ~$ E) R
CBC News
8 | `) M N$ S$ q% Q) L# N% }9 j2 OCity 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.. [7 a' m. w; C* g
# D2 }: \" H7 f0 C3 n6 C+ r"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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+ C3 W# p4 E" \; U1 Z) S2 BPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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; z2 l( f3 T, M8 U! U"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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