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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
3 F- t8 a7 ^( }7 b7 N9 |Last 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.3 P& m9 J" ], A1 V- ?: J# e8 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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1 z `% R4 E7 K2 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.0 v3 o0 \( K% n( H) i7 b) y! p6 S
# H& Y4 n# t5 e5 `! WThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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' s- G. ~0 \5 ^: x/ k$ K% qPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.0 k: k1 T! z8 B" q+ Y) o# E
1 r! {6 t! n' t$ \, 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.
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0 i A/ ~- D, i$ ^& s$ CCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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