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8 p& H. a3 B4 fCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
) E9 L$ ^# O4 X7 e2 uLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST. {( P V. X! W& x1 U# v, ^. ^; @
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& d7 f4 q4 f4 X( t- u% w( MCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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+ L" q. q x# D8 `" ?7 g- yAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.% g+ N4 q E. R% Z$ a D
9 r& ]4 e' C% g" H"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.
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; ~& g, m: m. p+ Y/ NThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.( I$ g$ v: L k- C/ r" T j
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.: G( \) K! _8 G- K
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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.; i2 K: Z- a, Y! L4 @0 ^
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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