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, ]# s+ S; k! W/ QCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 5 O# I- S; }6 h" ^
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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& o4 W: L7 H) |; i% g2 G ZCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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3 x: S0 r# O2 k( S7 LAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.4 `9 }8 T% _3 l7 o
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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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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.& a4 y# e7 X. X+ U( p" }- d
8 B8 v' q; U4 m, |Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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