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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST- R# T0 t1 S8 l7 H/ U" i* e
CBC News
$ e9 Y' ~) Z% n. F2 v" OCity 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./ @) G4 O+ W- p7 r0 `; W
- i3 f2 A0 c1 k"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.1 ?% F+ L% x* V: Q3 ~
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* M, T5 Z4 z5 E) f% K! t/ |& X; ]
4 q0 R& @% t: W+ g: n% m"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 q& A9 ]4 P# K4 O& Q! z
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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