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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 9 P9 g( W4 m( l8 {5 \( N5 k; ~) C
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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2 L% t3 e( [7 F3 P' F& J1 l0 R6 d5 c2 QCity 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.
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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.% z1 l0 n# `% r" \2 R4 d
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.0 Q4 z, c8 _ y( I
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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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2 h F3 I7 `* ~9 N k$ 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.: }8 z5 x3 t5 U9 K, ?
6 }8 ] Z" D# UCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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