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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, V1 X5 c$ d& z( G4 S% XLast 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.; j: `" N2 Q( z' w5 S+ c9 o$ j
) @8 e+ O; e% K# M, M4 @Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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5 j' q4 ]7 ~& @' l, C"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.0 s" X9 H7 ~/ Y
- g$ @/ h* B! ?: N$ ZPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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4 q* m Z4 _$ N" v"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.: u8 ^6 t) z2 x2 Y
, w( w3 D+ P' v4 `Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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