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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
) M* t1 I* e0 B1 U" HLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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5 ]5 U1 L$ M- l* S- VCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.8 ?" l. V1 w6 g }
( ]* ]/ s6 e9 ~; DAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; f+ I. v& S( H+ K" K
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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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4 v* P* _; {( p" H* sThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.& c( s |- I1 G' }, ?
! ~( x1 s: [4 ]0 B4 zPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.) J/ o7 b! Y S' L
0 C7 r2 G8 S& p; O1 Y5 z"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.+ ~( }/ x, y2 w' x; l1 s
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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