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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ; x5 Y2 f/ B7 ]6 L2 X0 I
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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8 a* w) Z d& _4 \$ _. ECity 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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, q3 S9 L& ]' e. C"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.
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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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1 _1 E- @6 T9 J"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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: `$ k/ x5 F" P, [0 ]Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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