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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 @, f, z8 W/ a0 W9 sLast 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.4 E2 \" V1 e: v
0 s. t( q* Q) g2 I/ [Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children. w7 \: V: y: f% `. v H
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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.7 }. E3 h5 G3 j' g ?& D0 m
7 S( `$ T, B. ?7 E0 @0 wThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years. F* Q) B/ |6 Z- f
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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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' \: p- L6 N: {"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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