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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
B1 S' U- E5 b4 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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Administration 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.5 r# _! R6 n* W9 z% p! D
/ |3 j- U5 R6 ^; PThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.# \3 x i% w* o. C, Q5 b) |
# k& }8 ?" E/ P3 @Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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2 w- w) q6 a8 h5 z: U& O"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.4 J# R% t; l, u8 }- k, w2 }
" d% ^! D9 s/ i# P2 h+ |1 sCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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