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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ! r, {7 f: ]9 x2 A1 G. E
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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3 D5 L {: X9 u4 x% r6 [6 v) `+ D! yCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* P/ e9 i" I. Q8 @, v* w
8 \ S8 ]8 t3 F3 \& O$ FAdministration 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.
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0 v1 B8 |9 M- ^2 zThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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, g: O# R9 }+ m! B% T2 K"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.. z0 H2 {# _: K7 i" Y: w, K+ ?
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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