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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 R8 G1 s( N6 {' l! \Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, B' |7 E' l' T: q. C3 D# \1 J
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.( l7 e$ B" J; Y5 O- ^1 @
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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.! E! d! r; P) k% \( i4 l
2 |/ L2 s$ i n) X- cThe 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.. |+ o- q3 w- Q$ P5 @: Z( d& A
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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.1 Y* _+ ]2 J! r, N5 U
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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