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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
6 ~7 B5 N/ k! }% Q6 yLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST5 @% _+ l5 X$ E0 T/ {
CBC News
% |+ `2 A$ D# W; k- tCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* C+ p1 E3 r& ^% @' l# b
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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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"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.: f' @* |, ], ]( W" H" ]# o3 i2 m6 N
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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/ W( }; [2 \% ~, V7 H6 P! MPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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.5 B4 J' U, a* D7 \0 V
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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