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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ( u9 N) `2 X4 w; ]" a
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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6 x& N3 x8 M& M% e' Z% ACity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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: ?6 B2 }/ }2 z- SAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.3 Q+ p( Y8 R- \+ r7 b8 A5 ~: T1 V
) f4 P, i4 o0 T1 p* B+ |) i"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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3 D! P, R8 E! U( e( JThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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- j# u* ^5 x! A C5 @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.7 u U1 R; o) W* `% j; u. I) ]2 W [
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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