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* h# u6 P3 N5 B$ p7 G" H8 qCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' m, D$ N) Y, t& V$ M3 X) kLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
6 p# |7 U! ]8 p1 QCBC News ) a ~% [; B0 Q, s4 y5 U' e: ?1 R
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.5 F. ~( k! K$ _$ N* s' ?, |
3 c; V0 J+ R/ o4 DAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.* x4 ~0 J/ i( r% `/ B8 B0 g; F
; `: V" R5 N! ? D, V- XThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years./ z" j8 z8 d, `# N
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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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8 W$ p2 i" `2 B/ [+ y& P"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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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