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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
`2 x* A: K+ K2 z s9 G; BLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 s8 l* t1 o6 O
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents./ h1 {+ Z) B7 z/ @" p7 }" f# C
. [- x( G. _/ E0 R9 `+ j- N/ Q" \Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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, s& K6 V! Y! a4 l"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.* Y+ Z' k) z" b% r' I
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.7 c+ A& l0 {0 J; m+ m. [
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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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"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.: v+ A4 y- u' [5 \+ `4 {
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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