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/ `8 ?) I, J9 a# b& m: XCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 y3 e# d: I3 C1 G2 [& DLast 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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( e& M4 E2 w; X' Y# T6 uAdministration 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., w0 [# q# y; W: N5 i, D
* c5 g% ?3 h* a- E0 Y8 xThe 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.. _( r3 M; Q9 D8 m, g6 B
$ f& w, Y l% ~6 Y+ c2 J, J2 o u"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.; ]& }1 l' j/ U) T' _
& Z8 S4 h2 E! c+ T/ m# MCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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