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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
" V- K2 y# z! k' U, Z0 `* @# dLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST q3 L0 |/ G* l5 B( E6 g5 r8 u
CBC News
8 \* X0 s+ ?8 ~) m" Z. e% j/ VCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.) i# j# E# d4 l
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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" k* r5 J6 f- l"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 I2 b) q
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years., k5 q J7 F1 a; ^; v9 H+ i8 [
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits./ N# l# X& b! Y( P7 n
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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.1 {' O1 I' U3 i5 J2 G3 M
3 c5 a+ h7 z) p5 ~+ |9 A. N# sCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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