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: Z& C( t( W8 t. S0 ~" e6 HCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds & H5 F* H) |' P( v0 D9 K' q1 g
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.
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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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* w5 n, o; E" r0 F1 Z"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.9 P7 u6 j% ?: ~. Q9 y+ ^+ r5 m
0 f1 Y, _3 w" }7 ]6 e! j( E, ~The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years., k) b% S8 d- e- }2 b* V
. g& d4 e* |. E4 U! X% ^Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.6 S9 Z! Q0 N* | V+ t1 t
- }2 S+ h6 [ J4 r: r" s/ Z k. T$ ^$ 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.) H |; G4 P. @/ }: Y
+ }3 r6 _1 [( ^1 k& h7 G# J3 sCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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