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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds $ i/ W% B/ ?* @3 Y
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST# H+ k& m6 y+ e
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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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u; Y# ]' ]! M, d& f9 F1 YThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% X' ] o: N2 h. }/ K/ K0 X
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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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' e; f5 j; ^7 s8 b2 Q/ b: D" Y7 U s"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.8 p* S, j6 ~# Z+ a
& A; { Q2 s w7 A6 Y9 zCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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