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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds . d4 b! ~( N0 ~; @- e5 i
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST% U0 J6 v8 t3 r1 B
CBC News
- O! Q7 e" a; }4 n& ^0 C QCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.- x8 B+ w, Z# `8 P% i
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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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% F* l' W5 N# P7 g# W9 Q3 B7 w, P"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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/ q0 C: n& W9 t) j# W) i" F6 yThe 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./ ?; g# k* M% f& D
8 g$ \5 w, _& p- o& L- g" U" R! u% }"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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" I9 j2 R3 D$ j, N2 mCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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