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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds \* C" c2 H( `4 r
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.! x$ a' w9 C8 J) r
: \2 V" u/ ` }/ Y+ ~1 q- D4 @$ ]Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.8 z3 z; L x1 p/ Y+ b2 p" Y
* v1 j1 D. @( w) Y9 ~2 \"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 h g# F" l1 r" n9 B$ e
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.8 M$ @) `. i& L, B0 x- M
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.' W# n3 r4 k0 V" u% K3 A) t
* S# q% L' S" q) x; w"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.3 J, q% W- m- M! |3 m( b: z
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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