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7 r) U) @, [% `/ m$ dCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 u. i6 ?' s6 z$ T8 H6 F' U/ lLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 U. V, _0 f' v* s% ]8 K. P
CBC News
' M; d' k: e1 Y$ `) y4 N7 ]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.( K. C9 T X$ @5 z( m! x7 m6 ^1 f
- X/ W. j- l6 p1 W& W6 ~- f' q"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.+ S3 M' `/ R2 V* M
" Q, n7 S1 d/ ?The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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1 k. t4 |/ |! p6 c9 Q6 B" tPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.6 ~$ a) o' j5 R 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.0 \) F$ W8 I; a+ m: u0 `* |
5 B7 g7 _3 K# {. [; N1 n, lCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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