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4 I3 o4 m8 G' }( a5 HCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 3 ~0 k/ x" T# p7 g2 w
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST- o- [! ?! Y* G: m( G
CBC News
4 d# H! o7 ^9 T+ }8 s% A5 zCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.- Y/ Y6 v5 ]2 X2 G
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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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4 ~( j( w Y1 s$ b8 x% |) U7 j, JThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.# m* x+ i6 T; \- w+ Y( P$ G! _
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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