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+ F8 A0 T$ }0 _7 R5 U1 x5 jCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
) [' H0 B2 \0 YLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST4 p% e5 L4 M) Z
CBC News 2 k( G1 e) \. T8 k/ t b6 d% S( N7 [! G9 n
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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3 D' d2 k1 x4 aAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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7 k( b7 }; l, q8 ~# _3 f J" G"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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5 _% D; b3 h* ?9 ~' H1 gThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.0 H2 V4 y+ W( }
' L' d) v! Y- ?2 n* t# V; O* p"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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