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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ; Z3 J9 ]7 i: b q$ R
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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+ H5 X6 O0 t) p+ g) ~2 jCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.) q5 j$ S+ S- J
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ D' @) ?7 P# r4 }3 H
+ z: w; y6 t& g- q" @, h"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.- `% K- `; y7 u' A. M8 J3 f4 _
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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6 W8 W# Z$ {% |9 ?8 i4 c* r"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 c% \5 e8 W9 {( ?) D0 K. n7 fCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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