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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
* D9 L! h- ]% J3 g! B7 d3 s; VLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST- @- l' x- |2 e4 V5 D
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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( k; r$ z0 X. c6 HAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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$ N& h8 Y! F H9 Z$ t0 x) M; G3 F% 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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1 s9 x* |4 j5 p F: X9 p) ?The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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9 F ]# W4 {* P' ^6 @* t J/ x# KPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.% D1 s+ |: D7 R, ~& O
6 T3 \% l' T- b4 g( H$ E c"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.% w7 \1 y/ G: a, L8 L! k
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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