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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
# ^4 B" f) [8 O- y' n9 `1 ~Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST! F8 M0 V1 p- d: O
CBC News
' N; z0 \; |0 h/ p( Y! RCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." ~/ V% J) P ]7 b- C( M- ~6 t K
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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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- f" B% Z* J$ a5 E"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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* ^0 z, C, c! a9 N2 t* ~: YThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; _- N. ^( S/ b1 v
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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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! c! L. s( J6 H# n* l% K+ j"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.7 A( Y8 E- M! g9 @
7 c0 f/ p4 C3 u1 v; `Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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