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5 c7 f5 f% g. W9 ~City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' h& {% |' J( Y, w+ g2 E. i+ I) DLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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% P" u4 L6 c+ J" w2 z+ z) sCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.. u: G' G N4 R
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.' @5 s" z1 w/ j- K' R* c3 b
+ x, B( P9 T3 A. h) U7 k# e"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.& N R1 W& C$ Y6 P* w) B
# C, P( q) P$ n6 n4 i8 gThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years." @0 j4 U3 e3 h: z0 ?
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.; D8 e: N9 o @- W
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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.( W1 D! B. o% x3 G
* ~3 h/ _ n- I9 k$ G& @Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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