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7 V0 Z, ?" z: t" g/ F( {City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
: [; A% c3 r1 _% V( V* s3 L4 u+ J1 XLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST. n, \- r8 C+ f; I/ D% @
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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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children./ e. B+ C( I: j9 s! {
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"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., ]$ N2 ^' d3 ]
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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7 \5 d7 h, p, l. h! j5 ^9 v8 PPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.0 ~4 u I7 D7 q: F, S
# v% n4 Y2 K5 ]0 B' B"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.1 V* [9 N8 n8 r% M8 G
& o" [, E# ^; A7 g eCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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