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: k/ I4 m* {9 N( CCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
; E7 n; g& c3 N9 v1 u+ a6 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.% k) c( M' _8 k& U& y* W$ B5 E
9 n8 ?. C# p. b; S8 _+ l8 N$ `3 L# rAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 O# \* ~# c) r- E3 h- E* Z"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./ N8 z+ h. j1 I$ G1 ?" h
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.+ |( b$ F4 Y+ f+ D' V
! D2 n! l3 R# s. N% }Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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: S: \8 k+ s! R# Y$ f* r) \8 M"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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* O7 _9 R+ R, _$ t3 T5 y0 wCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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