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* W) r; [! B# |City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
; f1 [2 B+ o2 cLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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' o0 b3 X! h; ]( h. WCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.9 W) V: n. v& L6 f9 U% D
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ O3 f+ y2 C" ?' ~
5 |+ C2 U& N% }8 {. A; P( @"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.+ z& @& s! N9 d7 c
8 u6 e% b/ K- i4 |3 @' MThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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* z7 h1 O$ k# M- V7 cPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits., U2 T/ V; g7 Q) ]6 c
; @ `6 T7 k4 g1 f1 t% I7 l* K"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.+ T$ ]% y1 m+ ~; W' w
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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