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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
2 ~8 [; y/ n. t6 lLast 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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2 C4 ]4 F; {: d"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.' y: @( c6 ]( _( U
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 X5 g" \4 H9 U: l8 C( ~
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.2 u& X/ i! ]( @6 }
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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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$ Z7 a! `8 }7 w$ C& f [9 SCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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