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+ h6 I2 y3 v) }% \City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' ~0 W) e+ G- ^% ^Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST/ Y3 e* U- y7 C4 f k
CBC News
9 `1 y$ @0 d( ?) T' a3 d* C5 lCity 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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"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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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( p0 K4 N3 a6 U t7 p"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.$ q: W `6 c3 B, ^
$ }1 p9 `0 ~9 D& H, P2 RCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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