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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 u0 k8 [- ^+ Q) Y7 Z5 T+ `+ bLast 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.) q( ^+ \5 m4 b: {
# F% _' J( k" s) C( r9 rAdministration 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.
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' l T; m1 b$ N4 x) d; y0 RThe 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.. K W9 j& Y# R6 |
# p2 N4 k# J2 N" r9 V5 T7 l"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.; t/ R% t( e" }7 K, W. `
) ^$ P: t( l" ? d7 o9 PCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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