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% K- p" M1 y P$ `9 lCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 W* A: I' W% C$ s- T
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST% D- m1 l; u/ j _0 Z" _, ?6 ]; d
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* C8 S& g+ \; M
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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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, _" U4 O) [$ R) }" I"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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0 T6 z9 n) W8 V, I5 c; E+ l4 qThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.& m8 u3 [& j* v5 h. Z" u
' [' h" _* g8 [! K( t. @Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.2 q' J" b0 }; t
" b+ ]: L" c2 C0 N6 d! H! l"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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/ `8 a1 _/ @; l, fCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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