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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
$ A7 ~5 C8 w/ ?5 Z JLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents., ^4 E! h8 v: f& M
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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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. V1 M' Z4 P9 b, ~" m1 Z"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., u; q$ A0 Y0 S* C# `- H
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.2 J# ^" ~0 Y" F: V3 O3 @5 `
1 Y% q, l6 ?" t3 ^7 BPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. z, \' h$ d: `1 k: W
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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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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