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8 ?6 v7 _5 b4 SCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 6 C+ w, a4 k/ D- }
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ C$ q5 c6 X- A [ d0 ~
CBC News 5 T" r& o# [# z
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.) \- k* H6 I6 Q* ~& w! E, o
G8 ]& N1 m- V/ o) h"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." W( X7 u' Z* Z" e
% h4 I+ A9 ]( zThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.1 ?. F& c& a4 Z4 h4 @
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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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"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.$ L' D9 j4 o2 n. {! o
2 R1 [% _& y2 o, |: J# W- iCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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