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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
. U5 a. K% F/ D5 Z" R2 f- B% RLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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7 u! K; P% I4 B! ~3 c4 cCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.# P, C% |4 N7 `* U7 O: z
3 Y7 D( L% D: `" m8 l( MAdministration 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.9 t2 c# |- ^8 n) s
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.6 S2 y! }6 U0 b9 |$ T
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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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"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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) ?9 O: r1 x% ]& h4 cCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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