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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds : r) l& @" ?0 f3 Y. c4 ]% Y% @% g- g
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST4 X+ I' g }1 h! O7 Z( Y4 m
CBC News 4 t1 m2 ^+ f s3 E' a. \5 p
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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) E0 B) l4 S0 Q! d/ NAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.8 {' R0 M& Q" a! Q4 [
4 l: T2 |% F$ l$ L' ]- ]"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.; f; C* K w! d3 K# t0 ~
6 }# v4 k* M0 l* w( k"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.6 Z; }* O& D, @4 p7 t6 F% R, B
9 w& ~9 ]+ H3 a. j% u! _' \Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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