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. R3 P4 w: D7 o$ O! VCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 a6 `1 H( W) r# r+ f+ w) OLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST d" R/ X9 @" }
CBC News ' |1 m* F3 w# T$ [9 q1 K
City 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." L7 I% {4 Z$ n* V
: a# P( L e5 {: k7 \" R2 o"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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( a9 }6 }2 b0 L8 i& hThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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1 Q. Z8 f4 M+ 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./ i) s5 A6 ~5 w! B( k1 C
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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