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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
# ]( I; E4 Y2 h- w6 g# q6 ^Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST) u. m! v4 O+ Z% j U+ L# O2 d8 Q2 p+ {+ H
CBC News
: N6 T) B2 L7 K5 Y6 C; HCity 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.7 J7 h2 y6 p7 B# Y9 E/ r: `
0 s1 @: L& _, C"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.0 f1 \, @& I- U
L" D+ Z- |8 m. Q! aThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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; d" ^5 |! B& [) F& n( xPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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$ Y; k/ y0 C9 ^"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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: N$ @$ n3 @$ i3 Q+ X9 DCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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