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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
: n v6 s+ g# `! p I" O9 }Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 j: @$ n( N$ A( p' E' {8 I
CBC News
4 M; a& M1 Q* j1 L1 mCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.; }4 h% u. I# T
' P, Z( U2 Y" R& A3 I" ~Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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( B1 B/ ?- V0 `, l( o"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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, ?( w! n3 C/ |7 [+ ]* qThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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( l6 i9 H$ i* \+ RPatricia 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.& i" `+ M m6 P0 f
! F# g5 q2 N0 n: @! \& w6 d, ]Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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