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: h8 s3 H' [/ T& {, fCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! W& x9 ^/ i, |+ C# k3 \6 j' WLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST% K1 p$ ^4 K1 J: m7 S( J P9 f/ [" p4 p3 N
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. x3 k) G: i3 s2 }City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.6 K; _& k& X5 t: f i
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.9 E m# V0 w& A$ |% T+ }
, r! `2 A; p. R3 U"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.. M$ P/ F# G# c
0 Y; h% m# s) L) b+ t3 nThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.2 ~; r! S6 x5 y# r
( g7 F2 K+ C: MPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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"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./ Q) G( `4 w/ c! e4 V
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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