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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 T. G! g" P& T
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.3 g/ n- ?4 y1 _* ^/ `
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; {' x) L& l$ G
: d) ^7 x! T; c6 @"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." i3 | D( `- [4 {. O4 V
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.: G" l8 b5 Y6 _; C H5 X
+ @- {8 h* C1 u& d! R9 G"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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+ n5 A8 F) E$ m/ I3 p3 ZCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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