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7 t$ t d/ B/ _2 M# T/ g' jCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, K1 B _0 I$ L& q( JLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 k4 m6 Y% W- k- E* K
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; V) g1 f8 Y2 G& JCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.- j6 n2 l; @. N" u1 g' W- c
- A& o5 K4 ^4 DAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children. |) @+ d$ i* {! b
$ `, @" u2 H+ x"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.6 y- q( f8 S* H
- q& G6 O4 [6 q! e) d- RThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.( u5 T" M3 J5 [. d2 s
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.. b) z3 A. p( `- Z( y L4 R
8 r) K, t& P5 @% |"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.7 N4 n3 D' Q2 D; J
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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