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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds - M' }/ b2 D. r+ t: E5 o
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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/ Y* W7 {% {0 z0 v; m, RCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents./ {9 {# w) R! |7 [6 K% t1 ` E) t
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ I+ ^! [. W1 m6 i" ?4 o/ }
: @' C5 `4 W8 t3 W"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.3 F- c6 K6 m- [# {( {5 _0 E' G, p% l- y
$ I, I3 w0 r% A2 I& R( b: ]) i8 oThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.) v5 P, l$ `# z3 q- f+ t
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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.
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; p; q; ?) J2 K' A. E$ X3 \4 j; XCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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