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4 a: h6 @2 [- Z' w' {: m# w: C! P/ u) NCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 ~. B; }9 q& e6 U; i& |Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
0 c2 i v9 U; p* _0 Q$ ~- |: WCBC News 7 w6 S# {. s8 [. {! b0 [! N# z
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.
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9 u9 A* {. o4 K"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.% j4 C5 J, K' J; d: w
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years./ L1 G4 L' K W9 l8 Q, e3 A& c# e
& N3 y& @6 i( j. @& e* z: ~) `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.+ A2 v- w) M, w5 X$ B
7 k% D6 [8 u% P0 b6 i& ECouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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