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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 u% ? j0 Y& ~3 P% RLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST8 A+ z! L+ A. x0 z5 r
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents. N2 x9 I6 x3 R' K( [) J5 T- s3 t2 }0 l
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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/ C+ W. |% k8 F' v2 g, D9 }/ 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.; P H4 i q4 H$ s) x6 y8 @7 ~( ?
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 N* h6 H8 H& ^" ]/ j w
0 L7 ^; r" S+ @' y% [) h8 c+ m; [Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.! B2 r% g7 ~; ~( k
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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.$ {2 \- \- Y/ {9 h+ N& m
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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