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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
; Z( ~) Q7 |' G5 W; {Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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0 Y* r# q1 I2 t. e% v# ^% j3 ~! JCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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8 k8 G6 ] k( o7 q& `$ D- @Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.) a* J4 y. r2 p2 n
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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.
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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.* e" b7 {' ^! }: E* Z; E t9 y$ ~
! Z4 f) x% V; ?' ^' L: c, |3 }"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.8 g; S' }+ u& J9 q
5 w) l5 r& }* l$ x) ^Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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