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1 m0 j) w4 I5 X- T; ?) T# c `City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds / r2 g! X6 I) [/ [4 c8 N
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST) x" H, W3 X& M
CBC News - `4 e, w+ ]% n/ D9 R
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' u: t3 r: t3 `* ^! ~- T# t: ]6 {; E
% J8 N+ D6 | t1 z/ ~3 u1 @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.
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* v `8 ^3 R5 L: X) d& nThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.4 _5 H9 J( U- o A
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# }1 p4 V1 d- C1 W8 W) Q+ n: J
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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.6 B3 V: R+ S" B) ~+ Y- ? l9 f
" t# U+ ?( F; W j1 Y6 GCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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