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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 8 r) ]! O9 Z% P% {: Y. F
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, {% w/ k5 N: x! i4 x; Z
CBC News
2 c$ S5 n7 K" f: C6 I; oCity 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.( G1 y4 @8 d m4 g: H: F, c
1 u8 \8 n0 o: f"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.. P# R7 r% q' n" b1 {
* j# |$ k8 d7 P: S' p! z' N5 PThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.$ Y1 Q$ s" ` T: `3 P8 }
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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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) }% H% V8 \( D/ M9 G1 _+ S"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.2 T$ X. t& t7 s4 _
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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