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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
- P3 B& R( g+ S6 ~, CLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( z" S: B: a& A2 k
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.5 m. a, ?7 R8 k
) j" a: O7 ?) g( c4 UAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.9 T& w" Q3 s3 ]$ F! g% [8 g! t& E
* B/ R; e2 W+ A- n, a: ~7 W7 m) S"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.& Y2 A, M3 E+ i; I: r% t+ K
) P9 |" n2 O0 ]/ @+ z7 j8 w% \( LThe 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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2 G4 d. y* b6 p. \& e8 u% N4 B! h"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.4 v4 s- n! ~& t2 P: k
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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