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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 m# h/ C$ i0 j5 r
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST1 V" Z& S/ \9 g: Z# o
CBC News
. z% ]% t$ u7 q6 s# s# HCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents., u9 y5 M3 t, k! S* Z
' \* G2 K \4 B3 U. l4 W+ g" sAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.$ ?2 x" K# V i
( H9 [$ J. S& w"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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) X r2 x6 }0 v# J( h( s( i- aThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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$ L% N7 ?6 d) ?% V$ ?Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.$ r9 s, w/ Q9 E
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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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( W; @6 r/ \$ P7 mCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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