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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 8 x# [# w) V7 U5 P1 S) z
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
6 f# n/ S8 G7 B' l( D0 m8 gCBC News , Q$ E. P4 [8 S6 E$ I! U ~" A
City 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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% j2 ]: g( ^$ t; u3 B% r"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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5 f3 m# X: Z& N: s" t X+ |The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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: c: |8 q" W6 T5 b. E$ M, T) qPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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6 X! v1 I. Y& Z- G: l2 T"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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