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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ) N, D( u+ r" n9 I( r6 ?
Last 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., `% s9 n8 N; n4 P" Z. H3 L- ~
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children. f) V" _2 U$ T- ]: Y" v1 @8 V
2 b2 Y/ `2 N& p; X$ k; `"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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9 p' [* o+ V! I" q% CThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% c3 Z" t/ z* _" _* x% S3 Y# ^9 \
7 O0 v/ q. c. H: K8 HPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.6 K6 \4 A6 P+ r$ u; r# j% u1 H, E
, R2 [. o& K7 O. `4 [/ {) 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.* }# a; ^# t$ j$ e; P: y
, M# ^- Y3 b# t8 w% ~4 `4 aCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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