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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( t y* Z. B3 BLast 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.. q6 B6 m+ a& P9 [: E! z; K$ g
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.2 y/ d5 r2 ^3 Z1 T- A* ~6 V
! Z6 i2 `1 C2 B: E$ 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.: M$ q R6 J) G; m1 K1 c& w. e
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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.8 K) ]+ D; e2 D7 _' r l6 ]
O0 w# R; i* J" j8 R) B6 p) W, N1 s"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.5 o' [. j$ s: ?! n
( i/ j! H# p' e! \Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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