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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 1 q3 G: M; _3 W# m- |/ Z9 J
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.
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2 |2 O9 w9 b3 D$ r2 X7 f& vAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.: t4 M% z5 r* B `% ]
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"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.- K- D5 p: i9 z2 b5 l. F+ i
5 B% s1 u) p. D8 w0 l1 o- rPatricia 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.( B1 ~ F6 W+ y7 B# A; |* C6 @
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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