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0 N4 k/ u7 L- e' ACity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! b! j; D; x7 X! l J# y# q# VLast 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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5 E: ^- d1 m/ F8 g! K( }; }Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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4 H/ f5 C+ { b/ v1 I" W2 D% z"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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9 Z( i5 K' |% }2 {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.# O( A$ i7 Z x2 w, Y
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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.
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+ p8 o x' k. [0 z- E6 r4 ]5 N! ?Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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