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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ' M, { |. G* h( t
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 t& q2 p, R' J, j
CBC News / T9 O+ i0 S& Y- s' G
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.0 m; t I9 [5 ?9 o% b8 f
' B H, ]- _6 UAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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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# H3 ]) V% `/ w) SThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years., g4 j8 t8 i2 e) e6 P
/ b/ Y. P% D9 I' I' c& yPatricia 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.8 z6 T; {1 `6 w& J
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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