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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 T6 Y6 l. o# }- s* a6 |; E, d9 a/ yLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST9 q0 r5 f& t8 b5 k) o
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.) o' x0 z J7 o/ W, I$ P
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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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& y0 t6 k, W! q! E, @; |. }"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia 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.+ L& ]9 c& ], e7 z- O+ J2 ]
; X- k$ _6 Z* u! z3 zCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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