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- N, T( {% w2 F* m; D# rCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
6 I" |1 }% H7 y9 k- d& L6 [Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST/ u; m$ @& m5 B M5 n6 L2 ^
CBC News 0 N8 a# Z( l# }( Y& B. D, m
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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: v+ _" \0 E0 y+ f" @Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; p2 f. ]2 Y& }/ D: z: m
$ j" U/ c* X2 Y( X4 z- u8 M; C0 b+ O"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.( x: I; t l, f5 I. ^
% K8 e0 B( \& i+ HThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.+ i6 X5 O+ Q! B* P" J8 r2 q
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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