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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
# b# U7 U+ ~2 q# z# A7 p; WLast 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. {- _' h& e! G6 w2 l4 t
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.' ?% y, t& I6 m$ E' B
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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.) N$ r5 m* c' y# u l
4 q4 r c: w X: ZThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 N# e: m( D* v
: ?3 l% U3 K1 _5 ~9 J$ i: Y/ }Patricia 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.* L) j3 u2 \% Z! P7 i3 J$ e
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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