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$ m/ p, O) j/ A r% lCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 g6 b, U" {1 S* bLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST, l# B2 S" s7 m6 K+ G
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5 m2 t$ p5 v( s/ U( ^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.: S4 W8 a# e; G, Z4 i4 r
$ n# {4 m# ]0 S% J7 P& \( \"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.' P5 ^& e3 f# K7 Y/ w
5 C' h6 I0 [ H% F5 `Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. z7 F# U4 a- c) h0 a
1 T, P& W# y. R9 c# 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.9 W9 H' _" `& V
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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