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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
0 c1 N3 M; k8 j5 N% b3 L4 XLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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% [: K% X v0 S6 k7 U4 K( OCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.) M# M0 Z# y: f, b
L1 k# K9 ^1 B, G+ T7 B2 s. xAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.4 N, U# Q( p O) j
7 W6 L; H* D9 m, l2 r) \5 f"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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$ |+ t+ z9 S- g: M# B+ t9 \Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.( F. c1 a% B `
9 z9 y9 P4 J1 J0 G q. D"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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" E% [ z9 _3 j" cCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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