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- ^2 @* J$ S: ]3 eCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 c$ r( R: x4 F& q: m( X0 yLast 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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+ G* Q0 R0 f/ \9 [Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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/ v6 X, U; _ Q7 x# 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.: I# f3 v8 d4 b T8 T( s+ {
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.* e w- R4 N5 }% B( K
1 {) h# h* t6 O( B( f, M2 G- g) _0 ~Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.! `6 _1 {/ V3 P& D) H' J4 e9 j% `) K+ U
) ]2 r( t: W) m7 L0 S8 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.- ~5 t6 H; l5 q) Z0 y6 F( H
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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