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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( w% M4 \7 D% {6 k- P* L, h2 uLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST: j5 w6 X" T. Z8 v P
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.4 Y g! W$ E7 x- ~
3 i& h; x0 o( \( h* l2 N2 KAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.5 L% R# ?" g7 V2 x3 a. G
1 r) N7 c! r% y. \0 ~; f9 u"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.- b& [0 X9 ^# F: b: _
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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2 |) V/ Z; {" GPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. x/ Q4 p4 R7 ^6 _: K. q
; t# Q r$ {$ b! x& H. j"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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