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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds " a$ u' ^6 {" \6 i
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST: k4 ?7 b7 {8 C" h+ p) t; ]
CBC News , o; p5 A5 [; K# j+ Z6 u v/ ^
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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. v, K6 G9 U1 e* i \ n9 WAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children. t) \, [: B# T6 H
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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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/ T: \' M6 Q* n9 \; EThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.) z. v7 U& G; f" V
9 Z/ _) L- K+ N9 n& l; Y- YPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits./ _& E9 U e) y( q: j; 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.) r! _+ s. g; d9 I- k# _0 q8 t. S
1 |% {, K4 s3 Z8 `Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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