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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds % B+ A5 q$ w% Y) |, V4 f2 y5 ?
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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5 B: Q( C* @- T( U) MCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.* J Z, r; R, K/ S0 `6 `! K
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.+ }7 _% V2 C: Q: L) `5 b
v6 a, i( s" BThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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E- X9 f* s) uPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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./ o0 y" ~+ [9 @4 Z
' @) ]: `- R3 L0 Y# y$ Y7 WCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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