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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds . L) t, F7 z, J6 u5 S$ {
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST/ D O6 ?4 i R( F9 f. F
CBC News
* ~: i4 q5 Y) R/ p) \City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.3 \$ x2 j0 s O& L/ Z
* K% M/ h3 K; {. gAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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) L: t# [; m$ A$ \- I"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.) u; `' S: l: a0 m! v% @
% r' C$ V/ @3 q5 |, u/ `, T! [The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.7 r9 |) {% x6 }7 l8 s
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.& e, X- U0 Q3 w' E
1 g x3 x; j2 p! k( i. Y8 |( I- s! E' J"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.7 `8 N& c6 L4 l/ ^7 s- \+ ~
# h8 S. ?% B& `/ V0 [+ hCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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