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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
" @3 m k8 \2 R. r/ E; t5 JLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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& @8 u. G' ?6 J7 O$ L3 zCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.; `9 E1 F) e% F8 t' k0 g, X) p" W3 t
/ n+ a/ u8 ~9 y/ V! w" KAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.) { }) g& d' Q- g6 P# G& }: ~7 B
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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! p5 u$ E, V8 x% ~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.0 D/ `: C: s; U6 ?
1 }0 Z+ o! k7 U( M* S7 nCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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