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' J4 c1 B8 y0 H5 B& qCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
' i" Y, L4 y: ^! V( ]! hLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, N! D4 x& n" o, z/ |9 J7 g! 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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.$ [+ C F( a$ F
# v& y# }! ~( G9 K' h: ?"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.& g" ^* ^2 Y% o* d3 ~
9 R5 w0 {% P+ ?+ z* O9 K- c- f" AThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years. X0 _# b+ r3 X- s, W
) l8 X* ~5 c, cPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.+ a2 \% j. U4 g; Q( B, u
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"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.8 ` @. h k f; N1 Y: O
2 T. _8 @! W) RCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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