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" l8 z' [* g; V: Y/ }: `City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds C8 Z1 F- e- z# _
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST9 t$ `( i+ ~- `6 ^8 \$ _
CBC News # |: R/ X, r, F$ V# r: M+ q) b
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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; x0 x1 T* l: sAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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- O+ k3 i" n- j2 c& H$ l"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.2 S$ k9 U0 d$ |0 E. I( G- t
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.4 q+ w7 S0 f7 _9 b
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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.' j; A9 C5 _% Q, d/ g2 _
0 W+ a0 k& l v9 b2 }Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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