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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds k" A5 _& N1 j+ r2 O* Y/ v
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ S, c1 ?4 X3 E
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 X/ T4 V" Y0 R, D" h0 n+ R
& L, B0 D' n }4 L& ?0 l; {+ [Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.' {* _- g$ M$ `% u: B
' X# l& R, N3 K, a. [- 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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% P6 y5 C c1 Z% p% X# qThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; c. E, N7 o6 K. c2 }0 _" ?
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.7 o& N. t& |( ^) y; S4 O. c
e: `/ y) ^9 S+ e"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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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