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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
0 X% B3 X* g0 R0 u' ~Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST2 o' [! A# i" }5 q7 r
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.$ Y# ]# r& Q7 x% u( ?2 a
: \% e3 x9 {: U. W. TAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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/ l6 V3 N! f$ s% X"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.; L' O( X/ W+ S" f C
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 b. Q/ }+ U# K7 w$ X$ T8 F
: J/ _$ p9 j$ a! |2 zPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits. ~' ? F# ~# A) ~6 F F
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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