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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 h; o; Y( s+ r+ j4 Q- p$ lLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, A) V% m3 L" s) M& C
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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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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.
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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' N3 [; Y8 j) W/ H8 F- VPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.; z, K, g' f2 Y* w9 k) G6 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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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