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7 P2 |0 y& n; K* Y+ E. E' oCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 }# Z1 S- K3 B6 p/ BLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST2 j! m$ r }3 D* U! A
CBC News
2 b: u8 }( _4 Z& ]City 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.
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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.* h" J! H, d/ @1 x% p
$ |3 ^( Z ?# O) _( {The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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; [1 G) E" p& u2 j. \& CPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. u0 x6 L( ~, d
( u/ F8 u' ]; d* t"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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