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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 6 }+ z2 N- Q* p4 A
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST" f( a' ]0 G' o% E
CBC News
$ b6 O$ V7 m6 a- ]6 n: K8 x B( yCity 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.# z; s4 G- z1 P7 P' Z7 A" @2 `
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"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.3 M# j0 ^# j- i6 a- \8 b( W7 @
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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0 k3 U' b+ \9 J8 K# ^4 l) d"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./ Y6 j- t0 |& P0 a4 ^& I
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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