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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
; g0 _1 f3 `, R; ALast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 n) _: _0 F/ r: p
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents./ @& c" X4 T; C* q) n! {5 S: Z
2 G, ^, V1 Y% ]Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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: q1 Z$ B+ t7 S9 n& x"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.1 m: {3 v; C/ ~( a) e" u
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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# P R/ u7 g& n6 ~# b9 B! J: tPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.7 S% V' t" d8 w% i' g
3 a. ~; W0 R5 m# o# ]"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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2 L2 C. t3 a5 dCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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