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, [2 ~5 {- k% t( W- Q1 A% S; fLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST2 N, S) B( B, z6 G W, [
CBC News
6 L3 {9 y6 E- rCity 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.
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5 @5 i5 H# ?2 u: t$ `5 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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- D4 W+ y: S; ]8 T4 l2 E6 rThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.3 B* t7 i( h3 W, a3 W
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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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0 h" C, L: P0 @- n% x2 p% P. RCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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