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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 j1 I" s" _, yLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST1 L. |: G9 c0 ^" r* ?
CBC News
$ e/ ?" @6 X7 y: [/ D7 uCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.; @) M8 m1 y+ a6 k2 K' m7 S
' y% E1 x1 I' S: `- Y1 ?Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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7 t7 F a2 f- U7 W"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# l5 ?3 z: E' I
7 B. ^+ C* d% ^2 X1 UThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years. c% g! o' } B8 M0 \
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.. g/ n1 E7 I: s/ F- u' l/ e7 Z @; U
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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.. v& ~3 W# X/ x" s1 {+ ]
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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