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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 S _0 n. x. DLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST- e2 u) O8 V. Z+ p! ?: Z, w1 T
CBC News
1 a) H' c1 E2 [# S5 sCity 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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"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.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. u& H: [* A) p N
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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.3 V+ s6 K2 s- U' k! {, B
% \7 s( v' ^3 F. B3 _Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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