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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
: W$ }7 s/ O: L9 cLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST5 B& }+ Q7 l) t* T
CBC News
2 f) G9 {' z1 VCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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5 w2 c$ F, P5 P' I' \Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.# s/ x$ K+ w( q) I& O
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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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9 n! c6 E3 B9 bThe 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.
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& g& S( D+ T2 T0 c3 D; y1 {"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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