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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ; x1 z. G; m$ J, d" ~
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.
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N! h7 ^8 v5 Y# d/ ^& [Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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6 r% i* Q* A( O6 f) G"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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% p, N- t# V) ]3 }' RThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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5 [( N% ]* W, @5 U* g* I/ {* Q/ VPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.! z1 N" m& }; @
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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.
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+ h# y1 {4 U& G$ A9 n2 C* c( {+ {4 ]Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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