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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 8 @5 g/ q& G7 y
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, B! r0 I& ^/ }* ]) M1 V
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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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, o. Y! W0 {% y; u8 |- rAdministration 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.* x% I; F5 ^7 ?+ I6 R
( V- p( P F8 k+ j F$ f5 a' Z5 FPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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7 E( O, \3 @9 u! U" W1 K5 d9 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.
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6 W n" @( M1 X/ O3 e2 D* ?Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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