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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! h2 d' d3 u; r' ?$ Z+ k/ @6 S3 lLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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5 a: V7 w4 G4 ^) SCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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. Z5 d7 b q* E* Z' c: k8 j$ dAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children./ |1 T' m& x- g2 H7 X; h
/ ?, n. }' |9 v. `( h"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.& N( M$ @' S! \/ Q" _7 b
. j3 |" p) D Y) f; iPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.& \* e1 O8 D) O# W9 L: f
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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.: }7 Q, Y$ s1 f$ K* M* A
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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