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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ' D* g. H4 D, _; B
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.& Y& R# g6 L, I3 l- s4 P0 A0 h, o
1 P" g5 a1 d' ^% K4 ~Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 Z, D" ]7 p" a+ p" G"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.
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% W6 [5 h7 n3 i: m; q. ~- c
a; t$ O( `/ Q$ E$ F9 o& R2 APatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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) b; k& G- e( F$ x! ]"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. j/ z. f0 S) y4 O
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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