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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds : u' b3 _$ \9 ~7 T: z, N, T! B
Last 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.
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" I1 u. w5 ] g- y" j( yAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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. l: i" e) u1 g! o"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., n3 e( B- M& I
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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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7 \6 Y. ~7 P N$ }9 T# n$ 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.% p; a9 V! Y) X
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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