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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 ]0 Z, L) B5 Z; I. O1 }Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST2 \+ d5 s8 y) H1 f Q; Q! K* X
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% t) R. z/ c k) ACity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.1 q7 S; ?6 k( S# L
% f" W% Q2 P+ lAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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" S% j) k. t2 a# r$ ]& s"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.& u2 m% `: e& R Y
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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0 y+ B, y+ w. C! Z6 z. GPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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5 R I( Y6 i8 R3 ]+ W: u9 u+ G"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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. V; `1 ?( ~7 X( ?Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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