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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds / ^2 K0 o4 ~0 V
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 H1 ]& `0 y; e& M ]2 u @* R) }- T
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." y- S+ N3 z: o6 @$ M- v
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children." N9 Q# Y$ H' j3 n1 {
5 z% m# a3 Z2 f, v. b$ b"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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& a: V+ c! t& W- o/ PThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.6 e+ v) D+ [: G' o
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.+ j1 ]4 T) V5 r+ o
8 @: x! P" J* l* `# a: Q"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.8 s7 }; B( L' T- g* E' k
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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