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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds $ {$ C6 w j" @: K5 y! [( \. O! y3 C* p
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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0 s4 d7 Q! w/ A. `* @; [# ZCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.( `8 a; y2 `, i) n8 G6 v
* q; Z% o6 n$ n5 }; eAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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4 C+ k0 B, Q! C. M0 n1 E3 _"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.' s& Q" K1 t; U, y# n, ~ t
( F# U% E1 \: t% |4 N% }The 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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T$ C# u a( k" J"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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2 ?/ O1 H: N5 x/ @Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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