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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
0 m8 [5 C; q5 Y$ j) MLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST ^; |, n# N: L9 d, y( C* Y7 x
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.9 u7 o4 J8 s2 C6 l% Z1 y& ~7 _
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children." O3 H4 V/ p2 j
! y7 s" Y- Y% V2 w7 t5 P"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." ^. s1 E Z0 l0 m, ^: Z' N+ Q
$ P s* J$ i* GThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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: ~& B1 t; w* X X' a: e3 x- V0 LPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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; F0 i- X ^! ?7 n/ I"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." b. }' R ?0 W# L5 ^+ r' l
, A0 k5 K" }: s' o* I* } JCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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