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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' i5 h2 o, R5 c( f% fLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 S. D$ D/ A5 Z
CBC News
1 r. q6 x: @; G5 g* QCity 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.' k1 L3 ^# d( `, R; ]/ n
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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.: S; {) W4 {- M) v# |
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.) s7 l$ `, I/ }# x9 l, k
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.. ~& b" X+ {4 R5 b
/ s: \+ o0 ?; h"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., Q% ?/ A0 d% V0 m
, {- W2 `1 ^2 ]8 _Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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