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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
3 J6 X+ n- A4 g# b' R/ ]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.# M. |" A1 `/ s- o
- C9 Y" w# C8 Y, V( M) S2 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.% t2 _# |* l6 v0 Y( B* O' ]
, t$ O( z0 b8 G2 r' _$ A" BThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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# M; w9 L( i& |; Y0 J. `7 k0 `Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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6 O# Z/ ]/ |) ~6 C$ x"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.% ?% E' g+ T7 {% T8 W5 V
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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