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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
3 p% a) c; L; X- ^# z' A: A0 gLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( p1 A$ H( x! C9 n& ?% G$ j
CBC News
7 L% l2 l- p7 m9 yCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.; N: O% {' c s4 c- Q
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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! g, C- t; \0 i% w9 {+ S"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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& M/ P. i/ K6 z W5 O5 B3 S bThe 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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5 R( V2 Y6 W. j8 F* @- M% g"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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+ m: F/ K$ A5 N9 d8 N0 `( YCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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