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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
8 N/ a# i+ g. l1 JLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST- L5 h2 D* @% x, K8 L0 J8 ~
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# X9 z0 f6 o) |: QCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 B0 O: N }! h
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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.$ B6 F0 t+ i9 W- r: l4 M2 m7 _
' Y2 x5 u! ?) H' n; @The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia 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.3 B% }+ b, _$ D/ n; l
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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