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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds * U" M/ ]1 t6 n- ?$ Z& j* y
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 L/ L- ~0 _3 o" Q- Y; F! ?8 w
CBC News
! h( f8 f0 i6 [/ i) {7 dCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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. `5 v+ z7 g& \% b) w' zAdministration 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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7 i& H9 S; q; x8 o2 {2 B- ]. z' e' _The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; L( d* k9 S! I2 r( X- J! h
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.7 M4 Y- Q% p* N
2 [* Y, \; I4 T/ ~. ["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.7 E- ]% E+ T* T2 u# k* l
E' J$ r9 ` ~3 o; _1 h, ACouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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