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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( i! l7 @. d) s+ c0 TLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST) Q2 {; L4 w5 G2 k
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' }+ L% \ P$ t4 [. z |
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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.2 o" F6 R6 [" q1 W+ f3 h
( M; j( m2 J2 v; k6 Z7 mThe 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.* h6 f6 N8 }+ X/ w' `7 f; y5 h
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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.( P8 P6 Y5 w7 ^3 d, n4 c% f
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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