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$ S! G/ d! m) D3 F2 L CCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds : C) S+ k8 @0 l4 N) r' }* I' m
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.
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" f' A; N) c% j' R9 d) PAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.7 ^5 G4 S" L. ?6 U$ S3 Y D
5 W+ s% `1 ~5 ]6 h"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., K; h; Y1 ^" O& z9 l( g
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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# ~' v- S4 S9 v7 r+ R4 Q1 k J8 wPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.9 w6 l3 q& D* E8 E% }3 P
% r8 r( m4 C" Z) Q8 y8 Q"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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# `6 p6 W) m, e% \' OCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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