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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 3 t d* p2 I6 H( C7 c7 d4 v
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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 N, W0 ]- Z: J* @1 r7 e
! t/ R: Z2 N8 |( W0 r* ^"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 [8 I7 D( B& [: p9 c! R/ ~% V8 d
3 a( }7 H: K& F g" i( {8 hThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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7 x& [1 Y" w4 p- x/ u5 I& }, xPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.9 K5 g7 i4 r9 t" {( _3 c! i+ D
: C8 q( O3 p0 I5 G/ `"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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* }( R p$ F0 R! u# R3 g; W, J8 SCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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