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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds & U+ ]& ^7 E" `4 F
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
' v/ a3 S8 U" C1 |# ~" ZCBC News 9 t" v1 v% C" Q+ y2 n# p( z; {
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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. v/ G# ]7 `' f) ~- r" HAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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8 y$ k, z: t" Q9 R6 z2 O7 M"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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. e3 ? I. X7 w, m0 u" XThe 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.( K7 M) y* b0 H2 h8 B
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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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& a' {: F1 W- Z/ Z; BCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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