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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds # O8 R" j$ e* @: j' t$ }6 l+ @% F! m, W
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 }0 g. D+ n0 c7 B9 D
CBC News . U7 e+ B' n4 e" a+ X/ J5 b
City 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 M7 u+ y5 u2 I; X
- U! Z- k' s( L Z5 i"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.$ W. }4 T0 O+ 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., u. z/ ^1 ^# d* y, h
F+ _# x3 h4 [0 R/ X" j, mCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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