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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds # V5 @/ b# P+ C# u% d5 ?9 R
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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g6 c ]; V; t) H$ r0 ?2 g6 hCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.; s7 k6 x T/ G5 t4 {7 D
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Administration 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.$ @$ E$ t [. ]# b9 k3 i
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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.
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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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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