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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds : s- _9 g4 @; @) K# v2 u
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, q6 O8 z; [9 ~' Y# ~
CBC News
1 w3 l% Z8 e2 i: xCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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2 w+ M* ?) m2 aAdministration 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.+ w3 G9 I. e! j5 g' L
0 M7 j3 f; U+ m; P' | A4 kThe 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. j* t: ~! M8 _0 Z
! z$ [" H% ^* Q1 V! f5 y% |"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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