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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
4 \" n0 z9 g4 N. y0 M8 S7 k& qLast 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$ n/ M, r: E7 {Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children., Y4 m6 Y) H A6 ]0 V" s6 G
; Q5 ^ m7 ?' Z0 i"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.4 `; [) S3 R. |: Z/ X8 c6 s
* N3 G: F2 J1 }0 \' @The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years." g* [1 \9 r7 F- l9 q+ `6 }
9 }$ X6 ?9 R tPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits./ u8 _9 o' q1 c5 u# }: e& f4 `* V) A# |
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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.4 l# Z# |9 L1 g3 x$ T
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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