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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
. h5 E/ E) @+ J1 ^: ~8 `4 A8 ]Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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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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"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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: S9 K5 s% F! O& L7 bThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.4 Y5 i$ M% q0 Q9 ^# l* k6 E. }
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.0 k' v1 W, A" j- T- R; D% r, p
- ]2 V) N6 D" [& `"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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