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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
8 f1 S2 j% X$ u2 r3 W' BLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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/ G8 G1 n8 C# DCity 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.. J9 f: e/ y+ |' i% ^5 [
) F1 H0 W( H4 g; N, k' A"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.4 b9 m" z) t- k; ]- J
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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0 J/ g( ^3 b# j1 TPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits." p7 c O& i m* W* ?& G& d
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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.3 C- J) ~7 ~5 G& j4 l
& l% z8 ^ ~5 C, Q' DCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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