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- }" o$ r+ c0 D6 p! A7 gCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
$ V; @( s/ x- ULast 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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- Q$ D" v/ W5 I+ O' [. ?1 o4 p: FAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ Y! s" S; i4 n+ n" F, r! s
T& Z- u8 `" U9 K"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.& e9 x$ Q/ U) D/ G7 g
- a" T( B6 v) n9 z, a3 {Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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k, v; w, @+ A* v"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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" V" e# x2 Y6 w5 v. `: f' t* V: i# |Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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