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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
/ J1 P2 F5 n }Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST; p% K/ G+ p8 |2 b1 }3 g+ H
CBC News
. o" M; [6 ^4 TCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.. V* ~# T7 m/ M( R5 s8 r
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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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: K* K7 U& }: P4 L"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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; A1 ]7 j. T( a; p8 KThe 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.$ `/ R6 }4 Y5 E; h
% m7 ]1 \" w+ \; E& [! V# ^& s B5 N9 c" ["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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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