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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
" S! d7 C5 U# @* CLast 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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6 F8 T' I. a* E" p% O3 S5 w& a# j0 F. AAdministration 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 y( \# |* f: O- g, J: B% X
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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# |) d, z) n/ qPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.( O3 T! }+ r, o7 c7 k4 [+ P
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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