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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 9 o3 d4 g) {$ k# r+ _' n& b. F4 X
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST- W, Q+ A2 C6 l" Z& q
CBC News 6 w. e2 c+ N( g( n8 r
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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7 A5 K8 Z; F# c: |9 OAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children., h5 O- U0 {: {* i3 q
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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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$ `, |# A& |7 ?4 e6 Z' PThe 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.) Z( J. ^* e" \. Q) Y; b( q2 M+ }' F7 T
0 {5 P& ]2 m9 _8 q! q9 u+ {0 X"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.* O5 F/ v$ w9 z+ z
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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