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) @0 y4 W, Z$ A6 LCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, j% G U# ^/ s3 N& ?1 @3 HLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.3 {9 W. G9 ?. m
c0 n# l5 k5 q7 H0 G, T7 rPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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7 l+ k0 _. ~- `- ^% U" Z6 k: y, H"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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3 r& |3 K5 H, X9 g# ECouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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