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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
# G, L6 g8 B! }$ b8 RLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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8 ]) W0 s- D2 R. g7 LCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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X, b% w( `4 p5 v: p- OAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.! {! s, v3 G; J. C$ Z$ R
5 D9 m* O: n; q# z r"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.3 s4 j( h, O% z/ S7 I
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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/ {- A0 C5 }) T p* }. N5 z3 pPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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$ `0 z9 F9 c6 p0 c$ M. b, V"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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4 k4 E6 }1 }: T0 C, K+ fCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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