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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds / Q; U- ~ N$ q# l2 j k) }0 H
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.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.: o; E$ I6 h& G6 G+ q6 T% ~
5 s; c1 {# w1 c+ a"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.; A7 Q5 Z" l1 I- V- z
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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6 D2 q+ [ V2 @- a$ ?Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.! N) y0 }: ]# v- X% A, ^
/ F# T% k- b$ P' G) z+ C"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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