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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
% [3 o7 L; z ]6 N! d# U+ ^0 LLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST8 K7 w! g8 ?5 l
CBC News
" {" e( G* z8 Y0 {& y% w% cCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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U V9 y5 P, N8 x; }1 FAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.2 P* [; h" q1 J# q
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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.
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6 ~0 h0 |" {: q! y& v; IThe 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.
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4 S9 j9 G6 Q* k1 T+ M1 P) ~- k& A"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./ x* n+ M# r9 y+ n4 Q8 n
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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