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) O. y1 d1 [$ ~: uCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( m6 m! v' [* K' U o0 M* {5 SLast 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.( _! r0 ` Q7 }$ W1 K! A/ `) Z
3 `6 f w9 L+ y# Y( m' L. x2 pAdministration 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.) l( d }7 `2 K
F, }! R* _! W7 d# YThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.9 {( r- A7 Q( `+ E, `; K2 x
0 j. `8 U% h% |4 ? Q0 {Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.& w; N+ J$ E9 T( K6 S2 S# C
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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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+ L! h' \$ c5 A- W" O, S: R" |9 @Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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