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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 }$ r$ F* i/ A5 x* FLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 _1 i8 P5 e3 P0 I3 P
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents. m/ N6 E! {2 T8 _$ y
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.9 Y" j; [6 ^; [2 e& q& ?
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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* @. u7 V: s2 k5 SThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.6 v* V6 @5 B2 H" E7 h7 p; m
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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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`, V& f) d9 i% N! ^9 x! z+ k* F2 `"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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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