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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 8 ~5 A: P$ d& Z0 T% G% }
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST% q' h( H1 v! w5 j
CBC News
; z) {1 j# `2 q7 P3 b* Q, ~City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* B( [3 f5 X1 d3 F
, T9 E/ q$ ]( Y- t7 i# mAdministration 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.
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& ^7 F4 F# K3 i E$ ?"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.. @- p' u8 ]1 E% B' H) B
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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