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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 i) J& S$ G/ H* k3 qLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST' b! n% |' H. D0 ^/ \% [4 I
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.4 m1 c) d1 `; \5 T1 g7 f! {! W/ D/ k" [
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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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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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"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.- O1 d* t5 I3 Z9 s7 D
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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