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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
v% y4 ?* q; Y, R% j# dLast 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.; C# \; T' k' x6 _5 e" N
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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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8 S, x, J) L3 N; N3 ~3 H"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., ]! T) b8 q9 V) b2 R' y, H
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.; B1 w1 d9 q: U4 _$ v' K. O- [) ] t
O9 V; r) v7 l" e"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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9 \; j! C, f, o- L' ^$ CCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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