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5 r4 J" b) o3 z- kCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, W9 K7 ?5 ^4 [2 R* y; m5 F/ ]4 a) TLast 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.& k! f G! k2 L# S0 W6 u
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.' A5 O% }. \; I- ]( ^4 [# o
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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& S0 i& P- F4 ?# ~Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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+ w5 Y. D, p/ ~7 x( ?# ^+ t4 W: K, o& q"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 E8 m" O k1 i& b9 ]) h# @
$ Y' X7 U5 q( d" ^: o! f3 O$ eCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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