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8 J$ D# [' _9 J% D4 H) rCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( O1 A- L( I, r; N5 KLast 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.' C" t+ e2 ~4 U& q5 T) g p4 H
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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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"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.7 N+ e! V/ s+ S- O k5 u
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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0 f; R- l- x& n& g o6 LPatricia 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.
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# S& r9 j( ~2 P4 J2 d' CCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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