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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 4 {- u8 E9 r$ A3 x) i, }. O
Last 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.5 F' Z: b" z' S0 z. R
& {" A- s( M. j& q1 tAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.# \# W* Q! L$ U$ m
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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.) ~) ^" l, v F# @. Z* O1 d( U
; l0 ?. t( P( G {Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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9 A1 w3 x( D$ l& h3 f"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. v4 ^7 r4 L- ^
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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