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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 5 @% }8 h; C/ p0 L. Z( A1 \
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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' V# @4 P3 x9 M# GCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." J0 |* C, x# b# ~2 J$ [. y( ]% h
; |$ x% j: d/ U! NAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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) H! N. ]2 s4 I. O/ v1 J"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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$ m+ f# l7 U4 r" ]# N/ w1 DPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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5 h6 b. ?5 X1 u* r"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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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