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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 3 Y; [4 C3 i+ a
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 C% E+ E+ t5 n8 t
CBC News
' U( X# ]8 C1 u" [9 }* J0 k) GCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." b3 }$ E2 _; ~! }! i/ S; Q
/ y# Q; c* @9 x, L8 aAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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& d3 l' N( p9 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.7 ]$ e; ^) e+ n8 G# J' X- @3 K
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.( @: i( `5 R% N
, P2 \/ d |, o: W) R5 c3 CPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.: C, G, m7 d0 l, d+ h/ [
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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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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