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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 8 k$ A% B4 |/ A
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST* q2 s- |9 j8 l7 Y
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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- }3 g1 _; g6 ^6 V1 L) WAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.2 f3 p5 J4 C% K7 f
. r4 q s( R& x: p+ z) x- k"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.: Q: S1 B6 ?' b, I1 k9 U
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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.# F2 a4 g- E; s1 S A v) r
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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.2 _" l! O& O) V7 {3 h3 k" c7 }& U
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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