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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds / @; P3 [& y9 j; x! Z7 G; z9 o
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST# A; b8 e! h7 B8 V
CBC News 2 N1 b: Y) B. r a9 l8 f# T
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.: Z1 R7 y( r/ u& i
+ N) |; t% v3 L; N B+ A3 A, ?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.1 S' K6 ]8 i! v7 g: T0 J
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.# M) N4 |6 q) G' y+ i3 e) e0 t
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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% j8 p1 d" T' R: u"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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