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{7 X8 S! z. V& I! a& XCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, v0 }$ e" r8 ~8 r' [) JLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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( {6 ?$ I# [4 D* `- b9 P$ Z+ BCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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+ h# @+ m4 g; q6 m" bAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.( P& }$ b$ E# \$ e0 B, Y6 s' Y
8 s' M1 S* S3 P* ]0 l' \"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.- p& I- h+ t& d0 x
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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.
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2 p' V4 G, q! \- o$ J' D: z( {"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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& _( I: c+ S2 z( zCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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