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, [6 w$ o' H. j4 P7 q% s5 k9 GCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds $ l8 {5 _, J0 n; R7 q
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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% B( g$ J5 Z! q0 I( v+ @- TCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.5 j# A; a: D) c+ ?6 O
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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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3 g! [ W3 S4 ] t8 y. P% c"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.' B% X) \, L- d/ ?# d
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.' f! K: {" x+ \: ?
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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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"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.6 M: d1 j) d* r
2 ~, }+ @9 W7 ]- E# r% y, j. ~Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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