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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ! B. E a5 Y3 t2 i5 h4 C
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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- N1 Q( z, ~# Y6 E& r' sAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.7 M& u8 X3 b4 G1 g- f: k
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"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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# k9 Q, ~& }% j# m, UThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% ^9 j6 }4 {1 P" }
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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; z1 j( Q3 p0 {1 C"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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