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! b6 I; g( y3 N) Q8 _' MCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
8 J8 x; f5 X5 v" wLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 |3 Y2 }9 ~' m& J. |. J
CBC News
& m# @; E2 M# L8 BCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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1 `& W" O4 Y" S& G; SAdministration 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.# j% B. d. J( }2 @1 f1 n7 J
# A" Q9 R$ C1 L& wThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.4 }6 r% ~8 |0 [& A
' ^6 K7 A | v6 Q" c3 j7 @3 hPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.8 y+ d6 s @% q/ \" t3 m
) o, h% W: y, K, a, A" l1 ?"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.* }8 j d4 u( F) n& Z+ P8 G; M
; [" c, R1 W) E+ |Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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