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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 M9 r' R' o1 L+ _9 wLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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. A+ T% j/ Q* M" ~+ x) ACity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.3 }( ~" I" j Y/ x2 a3 `: Q
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.8 J) b H" J/ A' g5 r
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"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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- I/ \- P6 s" S# k" o* aThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; O+ R# y; t* n( `; g. p5 ?# @
1 p# e$ M5 K% @9 `Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.1 J2 _* b6 Y# p$ T
" }* u: i+ G8 F"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.$ C. x3 I" @! M4 `, ]7 {$ @& S5 |
1 \8 \9 x% X/ m( N( pCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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