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6 Z3 n9 J. j2 [City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds & J1 S8 N$ s3 k9 H4 C6 I5 J7 |
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST8 g8 L+ o9 B" F/ v2 m2 E4 G8 d( ]: J
CBC News 4 ?4 C' T$ o, j: }
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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4 o+ F. `3 M. y) s" jAdministration 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.
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.7 c9 f* W, s! Y( d7 ?
( l8 G! n& S( H" y5 KPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.0 e# q5 \, h( e" p- a' o: j5 }4 K
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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.4 ], i: ~8 p* k
C: g, z) j: F N9 o: x. v& [Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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