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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 2 k# s$ X) G- c: t$ u3 k
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 F% b7 d+ j+ {# f& A3 P
CBC News - A* W% u' S& B& D; J P
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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& X7 B! \3 Z* Y4 }' u# Q2 `Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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+ Z) i: j }. b- P5 y"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.
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' r: d3 @( y: ^ @& d) BPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# ~1 T9 E1 `% L
2 a2 E) M8 O( _6 ?- C L% R"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." P# |* d0 _0 w+ ^, j. \8 H
( _4 G! ]- ]) ICouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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