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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds $ d3 B" E' @9 E5 `
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( h7 M7 U" s) C/ U1 I
CBC News
% C, u0 }; T; Y) j/ c0 sCity 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.4 e0 @8 W9 Q7 x- ?) L
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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.9 l$ d% ^4 x& _3 Z- K, b
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.# I2 |* I$ e8 M0 |# Q' u+ p5 a1 }$ A4 d
2 g+ J: A, ~' _' n. XPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# T b/ T+ }0 g! k3 U- i1 K$ o
' @$ S7 o. c2 s3 D% T"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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