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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! M$ l( Q8 h( i: U& hLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( G9 Z( T) r% m g5 Y' Z* e& j
CBC News
, c0 F8 J$ E1 m8 Q$ C: N. X* L9 n4 cCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.- z+ u4 F. e3 B+ Y( `
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; o; C" k) a: Z1 U% ?+ M: ?
2 t. s3 q& y# z- `; x0 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.
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% H7 H( V. Y0 r& N, J4 a2 o/ NThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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: ~8 X E- x, |7 \# ~ s4 |6 `Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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% E2 x7 ?: F+ C; S. N' G"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./ p0 G- M$ A9 j% B% X$ _
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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