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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ! b: [3 D, \9 A/ e* H$ S& m
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST2 H! K0 ?% B1 j1 V; Q
CBC News
$ K: E& k3 N( ?+ PCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.- w: p& ` [ | r1 ^5 I
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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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"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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9 \0 E1 r! w" WThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; q6 f, X3 n; n' y; R. p" c
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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.. K8 I+ j) I. c7 {, n
; l- I0 @7 ^5 S- RCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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