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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds : b9 z' B, f% _
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
6 x# c+ M i, n, i) r# L+ P% yCBC News
, U! }0 D2 q) x F- U! e: X* G4 fCity 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.
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"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.1 K9 P2 z2 y, [2 M, N" |
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.& q1 Z+ t( A* u: q8 n
9 z, k4 E; T# \% r+ k- j; r" ZPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.& Z* q1 D1 R t7 ?1 r8 z4 {! `
0 u+ B; L* Y& Q1 I- G"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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0 Z" V k: p% {% y+ F5 _' y" CCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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