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1 A ^3 w8 ]1 U$ c3 KCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
4 v2 o9 o, _, ^0 X* R5 DLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
4 I$ [7 Q& N5 f/ {3 I4 gCBC News 3 n; v+ x% K! |3 I) u
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.; l& m3 s3 T; t3 a% r
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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.
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& |' {. a2 S0 k; yThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% D* T& V. ~$ q
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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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"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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6 k8 }; i4 l2 F7 D5 z; o2 C9 BCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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