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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
* S5 ?; x P( T; S& zLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST/ h2 R6 v, B' k! p \$ _" F" a
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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.) ^& _/ S; ]% o* X" r$ }3 C
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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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4 c4 N# ~# t! ^4 H& c- Y, O& u1 TThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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0 d5 R$ ~4 ~8 Y/ C. C; L) NPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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2 G; _1 B7 Y" I% C6 u3 k2 Z4 w"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., i4 s4 b2 g" L' ]2 e
9 C$ n Y4 w. [Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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