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- g. v4 g# T- y/ ]% MCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds & E* N3 ^$ ^" B# X7 \0 z1 k
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
4 l4 W, X3 b' wCBC News
% c2 i- f+ ?7 S9 _; H" YCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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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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o! _$ v4 s6 G7 p( c# M"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.- H: p) L: n1 v9 r; V' c" |3 B
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.1 j( q; x+ Q7 q8 a, i9 F/ B( B b
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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., n, D L" ^% r: I- b0 X
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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