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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, P) P' r1 k0 ^ w U5 z$ HLast 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.: _! e+ H% P; F6 J+ n" s4 i% J, v
6 h) C4 H% s0 s& o9 h3 TAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.. d6 h0 U( |! z% t9 ]
( D; O# A% j% k( X1 V) H: X! c' Z"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.
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8 _3 q2 j' @% UPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits., p/ j* R$ N- Z8 W, I) 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.
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" C4 l/ X, `$ y1 J! |" ICouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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