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* }* P6 u n: c" {City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
; q) _ w% P. NLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
6 e7 Z) r, E: ~CBC News
' `" {+ f% j0 T- O4 ^2 `City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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8 v) F/ Q( Z# Z1 H5 fAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 K6 p" H; B% ~"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.4 i7 \2 }9 G6 }) b4 X- ~# v1 u2 B; x( \7 ^
0 y! x+ m: U d# HThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.. q% M5 C& V* C
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.- V$ s/ b4 ]9 `# C4 {! ?
! @' A' G2 V/ G/ G"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.4 |$ Z+ X5 @# Y
3 Q6 l& W4 R$ F+ bCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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