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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
3 l3 R+ S# b2 _Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST. f& `. }, S' P
CBC News
1 `1 Q8 o5 h- BCity 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.
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+ l2 C& K; v& 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.8 b* p/ W/ Q4 l
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.+ ]2 |$ j1 i' p% R: ]- R
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# J5 e! m* }6 w. o) T" b7 ~6 w
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"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.8 q0 S) q4 o9 E& Y8 y
0 C2 }' ?; G2 d4 P& R% c: } yCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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