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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
. o5 v& Z. [ e- [4 CLast 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.$ [$ P, r+ m( `6 o% a0 {& V, H
# G' J8 `. d1 n- t1 p6 T- FAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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9 B0 r5 G- e: ?" j& C; 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.
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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1 _9 z- }3 {9 v8 e' z( k4 tPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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.
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8 t) Q( f1 W: n$ }) }Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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