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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
: I" V/ s: P7 p5 Q( H! S# r' v% fLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST& y2 I2 m/ I v2 Q; ^
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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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.7 i( J7 Y4 N9 W/ T+ r
. v$ G0 G' H* U2 j8 l"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.' q6 W, X* v! Z! D. r7 q
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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: G4 W* U# u H W$ i& @Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.: e3 S- g, G6 k9 ?
2 S, o5 y4 Q8 U"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.0 ?5 p+ }" U+ M# J. ?/ n% H. n- |
l H0 p; Y9 T' a6 ]/ aCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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