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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
6 ]2 B( G) u- U9 cLast 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.2 U. D0 y: D9 ~
" V! L$ l/ c9 A3 ~% X$ LAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.& h8 S8 S+ S3 A7 C( B& R1 ^
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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." u. c1 k8 k" N. e
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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.) M1 @1 l5 d% R
8 S. |0 }. n' S8 c! V- p% `7 _: B1 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.# c' F1 V* l3 Y% x) ` H
/ }' d0 L& F) D, v4 mCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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