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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! n; `& L( S. Z/ T. |. TLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST4 w; o S) z+ A- ^# b1 @" f
CBC News
! T7 ~7 a# o* i$ TCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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3 N. U# K$ K6 K0 l+ e% |" M0 SAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 J# j% h) R/ G
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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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6 K& S t2 u& B# {1 w/ [% bThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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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"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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( d. t t- T4 r7 nCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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