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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 X* {9 S* F# oLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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7 z4 z0 D- c) y1 Y' sCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' ~% c6 G8 w0 v9 q0 n
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; L* U( v f" i, t4 h5 W
k8 _/ l* r" C. v# K( u/ N"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.' J- Z5 F: i1 l; i+ N) ^
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.2 |* F& N' g9 Y7 Q. D: p
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* y* @" a+ T, ~2 l( B5 D
$ l9 e3 o: M8 V5 [* D7 l3 z3 h" l"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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; G; C8 J9 B' a# rCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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