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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds % \9 D) O$ l6 d! V. A1 {8 n$ _3 w2 q9 |% Q
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST* K3 R& M: x# F/ `0 ^2 O
CBC News
V5 }9 F" O! W9 WCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' f: N2 ~- B3 T6 f8 D
3 T& y9 s- K0 ?2 r) R- |- QAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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8 |, {( R) Y3 @2 O"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.) ~3 A( i3 B4 a7 q8 L
! Y4 k& ?. s& U, fThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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9 F$ m* \+ N1 U& d, z/ l) cPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. E, s. N( j% C! S3 b7 @
" ?; j# d2 L$ R; Y0 c7 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.- n2 Z& p% k9 [3 v1 Q
0 s8 V/ \/ W, Q' ]Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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