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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 K' [% j; A/ r1 V* TLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ E0 P, o" U/ l: D
CBC News
: r9 p+ l t. f% c2 \( wCity 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.; S6 a7 \0 |1 j/ l, N
5 x7 H9 _( [2 S' ?% E$ a"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.+ I$ [6 J/ }5 v) y0 c- m
6 o# J1 R5 z8 h g, V% |" J- H5 zPatricia 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.7 Y: O s* A& a: V+ h
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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