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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 G4 t& A$ L' w j& F. B5 ]- X( JLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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7 D* t: X( X4 Z) eCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.1 N" q$ v" o6 d
8 [$ u4 e0 [2 c) C* V$ gAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; V O4 H7 r( ^+ J. i2 G! A. Z
' V2 g$ N; r3 z% `& ~"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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1 H6 e& t* n. b& ?! K& J7 q. I: hThe 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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. `: G z$ s& ?% Z0 i1 a8 W"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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; a4 i* N) }3 a5 l6 nCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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