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7 o4 V$ e' m1 G ?4 U$ ~City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! j/ h6 c9 R1 w" sLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST* b8 f `5 p5 M4 j$ e3 n. C
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* o! V ]+ A& l3 h+ T$ @3 R
6 V1 F* t6 _" v( c, XAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children. h$ \2 f4 S# `5 [" Q' `4 }! a& T; I5 Q
9 m; [0 y- T# u7 L7 V2 E6 r"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." G' }: v; {+ w/ m0 ?
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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, M/ j4 c. r; MPatricia 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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