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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 7 @8 t, {; l' J3 [7 f( c
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
3 G# p) K/ Z' A9 oCBC News `/ ]( p, \1 v. Y; P& u k
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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) Y( z% u+ C0 o3 z# mAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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& u7 T6 u% ]& m4 o9 O) N"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.1 A2 E$ E- @' u6 k" z
8 N) d1 O; B6 ^$ b' n"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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# Q+ S( U- c) X7 `7 lCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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