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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
$ B5 L! o9 X; f: BLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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N6 w% i/ R* L( q0 ?1 rCity 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.& a: l9 ]4 c- p Z& O
3 L$ z: x* R$ x- X& I% N"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.2 V6 J/ O+ k8 O* {6 t* d# d3 s
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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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0 k" Q2 S% ~1 A"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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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