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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
+ M2 f9 u- x4 z( ] A7 t: P! \Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ R K9 ^# h3 R# I
CBC News
0 t, T$ t, h8 jCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.& R9 U& R, h1 K
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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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"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.. k& K$ Q* F4 W) e. X' Z
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years./ ^" Y) ~8 H$ u9 \, v$ z' `
. s; `; h* N- L0 B2 s2 HPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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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, {+ K7 C. f0 N0 t# cCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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