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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
- h0 ~! J3 \$ Q' M2 U5 k2 n( q, }2 x+ MLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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* H, L' e6 F: l. x! k. ^City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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% S! o/ v$ }3 h+ X ~9 O V7 ]& k# Q! wAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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( V, d% l0 W& C"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.6 O! X* U8 r, S" ~5 }# u1 a
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.9 K# D0 D' K# `9 N3 { M
3 G* ^8 m; B* K- Y! u+ g, H2 A"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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