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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ) M" t& m8 A4 {9 M* a
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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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# ]+ a8 p9 ]( g2 P4 {"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.! q$ S, M" b: t
& T# A; F+ \( qThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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% ^: F( n% E( u: e# k; `, ]0 KPatricia 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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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