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, B. a5 c4 F6 ECity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
* Y* W+ q1 p' lLast 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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% |6 F. A% F6 d9 |; K+ g" ?Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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' ?& D3 r; M. }4 w8 n* E"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.1 ?; A% j; U& U
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits." t# T( ?+ b- S5 @9 g" d) Z/ d
2 C3 p$ Z+ u; b' S( m"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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: r: I0 A8 X5 ?! @* s8 O; A6 B. ?Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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