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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds " [; k2 B/ F# a
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
# I2 x9 V9 p" rCBC News ) J3 I% w6 q& F2 r, q0 J* y
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.
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8 M8 m! M* ~1 P! @4 FThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.. c% ^: B2 K9 a" N. h
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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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"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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2 Y, ~! l" M5 @" Q" ^# U/ YCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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