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4 {( }7 j# ]7 T9 B0 ~6 i# KCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
) x8 U7 L% A# W- D3 hLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST! f2 s8 y# I7 O6 O( `
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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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9 I5 Z1 D" l0 l% EAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.( l" P: e. p" j5 r
' m, w+ ]9 A* M, {' V9 i4 P+ o"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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3 a/ H; z8 p- JThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 y, ?' n: e- b. b
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. R$ l7 L; C$ q) B; S! H1 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. Y/ h+ t) B& {
( c* n% L1 Q* }5 _/ o( q2 qCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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