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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
. p0 {8 u5 ?9 o5 t. LLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST" r9 @2 T1 a5 H: s! {' T. x4 M& t
CBC News # w1 C: ?7 T7 g/ ?% Q$ _" F- D
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.4 J2 L3 f5 D* [
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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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.6 O& Y, B$ x" N
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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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9 F* Z7 t1 f2 N. O4 h3 @"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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" @$ L4 X& W! |% W. |7 x+ BCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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