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. Z; o4 v3 B: W4 fCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
. U2 } O$ \$ ILast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST" S+ w! X' z/ T* `8 ~
CBC News
5 _# A* h2 a8 k" m$ GCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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* N& ]9 Z, e( s6 J+ ~0 c0 n9 ZAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.' y) h8 D2 e$ h$ [2 ?# u: [
# }; N: u1 w; ^8 m! A1 `6 R"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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( z/ x7 i4 N# u+ j# a" w3 M- O4 O0 a; yPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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6 g" ~# m* q8 ~" ^"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.) T* s; {7 ?( ~' s
% ]% l, N0 ~$ A3 h; CCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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