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B) {' n$ `, Z' F3 |" pCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds / L% n: X" ~3 ^
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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3 u7 D. k! {( P2 n& j/ u- sCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' ]2 a/ H8 K! g& w
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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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"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.
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* U7 I3 T# J9 G0 z8 d! D3 E9 a( wThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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* o) U0 H) A( BPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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* [1 `# W' @5 U/ b5 \8 t"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. u; W9 M* M5 z" ?
) q p" t8 w" D: _4 J3 kCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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