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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
" {& D0 f L# b' a0 ]Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST/ Y. W8 O3 y$ t1 x( x! A* y
CBC News
1 }- i q- I# Y, B" ECity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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+ M" w. l) b Y8 lAdministration 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 d( l2 C$ }/ s4 V/ R* m
) H( L/ w4 D- `7 ~; U" {, VThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years." ~6 m0 q Z% o- G+ M* z7 ]5 }
6 @3 h' |8 e: y. r# B5 ?! R" MPatricia 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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" E Q6 C9 R" c- WCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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