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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ; T, H1 E' G8 K1 k+ U' I- g, i
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 s/ F: y+ |$ d3 C
CBC News : Q Y( h7 D2 U0 v+ I
City 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.8 y5 c$ `: O0 d0 Y# p3 b% C: {9 A* |
/ j' M) a; h6 \; U"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., @8 N* N* O5 B1 b# g
3 H8 ~$ Y1 ~5 e' |9 u2 oThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.3 g* h' V3 v0 _. S& X! `) L* C' c
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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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/ B) T' l+ i/ ~Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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