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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 4 N3 D: _( O9 h4 U: U m. c1 E
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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' J: r) b% l8 `7 wCity 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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"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.
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.$ o/ K' e6 T/ R8 \, Q; f
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. T6 h* z/ @" ^) K; i# E
! T- A* r5 g/ _6 b* u% R"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.( F3 _+ L8 L5 ~# {3 Y! A3 A
/ \ b* x, l8 ?1 TCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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