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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 Y) L3 E/ r0 v/ ALast 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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& G6 T+ i) T) G( t! r9 `Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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/ o& |4 _8 Y& U, f2 h8 m) }& b"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.
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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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; I& c: m( g9 l3 F"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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