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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds " K/ \4 J/ {+ s5 b% m- }+ y
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST9 F' V; K' H `* |9 Q
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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.3 Y! N' v5 V$ g+ K s; A J" j* X
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.6 _! ^. A! j+ N! _8 f7 o$ y! c) ^
" t' {' E! z' W8 J/ [/ }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.2 |% D0 f. M& h$ Y6 }6 ^" p
& n; F$ z2 R+ P( v" WCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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