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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
0 R& |6 e2 j- e+ C; S Y5 |Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST/ \5 l: u% y; ^% L9 L
CBC News
* y! w1 I0 p; `9 e n* ~+ \/ G3 OCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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+ H/ u) o! K* R1 w' U8 tAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.3 r9 Q* Z) A9 u
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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.# t( L9 |% I& X
5 ?, `: ~8 A j; }& FThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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8 H2 m( d: d1 W7 m% j/ i) |Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. l) Q: _; A4 G) v+ p
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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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8 n0 [% @8 [/ e- tCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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