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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 s1 p( ^ L! X P
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST" I) n* Q0 G' M; l! \* @0 @
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4 j6 \% z7 q: Q+ P2 O) b! u6 } {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.4 y. |" U7 E3 N; `# h# x
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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.5 j. O4 l4 N, a3 g) I! m( l
1 [2 I% ~8 o, iPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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! g( m7 W$ c/ r0 w! W"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.6 t; b G/ c; i; v* ?5 q* Z" S8 B
' F8 Y& G! p% Y7 b* GCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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