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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
6 G. @- G/ i( |# @1 x" j/ P: TLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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7 K7 `8 ^0 U1 Z qCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.! y1 S" p+ A. X$ \8 O4 _
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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.) {# R% q, I9 L; g- M0 {
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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., g% N7 T+ n6 m. h" Q8 d# h2 I% P
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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.! o2 e( u7 R4 b* @' q
/ {' C( O* I( f- L# u4 E( cCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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