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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
p5 f! ^+ o3 i1 `6 b# YLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST* @4 }6 Q6 o6 X8 G1 A* u% |
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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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- o7 _3 r4 t& X' _; f' _$ W4 H" nAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.# y- @! H* E) w! d$ a" m1 v
* a: j" x( j' ?4 r3 ]"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./ N/ i' _/ b. O7 ?
- n9 B! x) D: X- uThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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# v4 M; T+ M- OPatricia 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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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