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% m# a1 A; W) RCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 O8 c$ N9 k+ }" jLast 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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/ e% R: R* @6 h, f- H3 SAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.1 a; O! X; ]$ I2 V
?0 n8 d* ]4 G. v/ I. l' ?"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.& h, d8 m7 F8 n5 f# i2 @
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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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: f+ b! _3 t: A7 Q$ m- d6 E# ^"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" }0 C: j P" ?2 D0 t, jCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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