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! S0 P2 g i* ^1 TCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
4 x2 G9 c8 N, l4 LLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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$ W: } u4 S, x) D( I' N) Q# ?City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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3 H; `0 s+ U! f0 k7 ~) K4 f: ?Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 o& X, ~1 h5 e- e8 p- n. U6 y- q"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.+ U1 a2 A: J# `0 O T; z
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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" F J. d6 K G! k* [Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* ^ N2 y R4 p5 k; F" j! w) b
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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. {- ~% u$ H; ]* @+ ]
* X- `6 _. L% E$ c6 N* W5 P1 y. rCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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