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2 `: T) f* c* m3 L# S& ZCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
) s+ D7 V1 i4 Q, _) P! y- x, iLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST. `; J) J: d0 T6 t+ u) ^5 P# q
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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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' a7 A6 v) d7 ^. d$ D7 W+ jAdministration 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., N* g; r' b) _1 d
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.6 ?# C5 n, n9 L/ Z, C4 g, X
8 H. p+ J2 a+ W. b& H3 zPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# r. r7 U; x) d
) J, E, i# `' S4 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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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