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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 K) G I5 y0 W; }% l$ J- zLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST O3 _$ L. s2 k; T
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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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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1 {5 t# o+ E, P& i( N6 \0 r$ X"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.# n4 i: n- X1 y* N6 e
3 |2 V. r9 x/ I( p) XThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.+ l1 ]! i# V% t( N8 C, L
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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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+ Y6 e$ W6 z/ V: c"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.# r5 r$ L U0 X( m
+ S1 O) j0 l, |- ~/ D# c5 ~! SCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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