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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 d$ ~7 N9 j9 [1 \: V4 P5 PLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
/ s' K. U2 N7 x: N. [CBC News 2 ~) l7 U2 U* r @" a; Q5 W
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.. W0 e; ^( R. `) s* w. P
: c/ m4 g# k6 r8 D6 F" {Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 C" Q1 s3 h, d: O( D
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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.' L/ i8 u' S K- h4 [9 ?, O! A+ {
. \! M( \/ J- ~, ^' A" g* UThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.2 m% t0 M, g( Y( o- b
0 K5 W/ N/ W! ?& }( APatricia 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., e( h7 `6 r0 {0 T q6 F
/ Z5 ~, U6 T0 eCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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