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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 4 b) o! j7 P( q0 L
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST1 }% I* I5 ?8 l# T+ o
CBC News 2 F6 X/ a l8 Q7 G" l& d
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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* h7 z: H& ]! d- I% c/ N* VAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.- g2 j/ d& K/ d. j
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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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1 F4 y2 @. [" U/ c; L+ z& yThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years. G; v- b& q8 z2 Y: W
8 C: ^! G8 O7 FPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* [7 d& b* c" F B& o. _ r
5 {# w' O( H z. r$ U"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.; L9 S; _5 [1 J- o, K8 P# b
' i: [* ?# c9 y" ^4 ^9 yCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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