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; t* B0 q9 x% x6 aCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
* ?7 Q- D7 I, SLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST; F: k9 p1 ?5 d; t& `3 W q
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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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.- @3 t. P0 @7 a/ A" B6 Y4 T5 Q2 [3 W" \0 j
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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.
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$ V4 J4 y, f7 [/ a. z6 }8 ~7 P" hThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.& `4 f. {" \% L2 B! ?
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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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- }' R9 K& Q2 T"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.+ K7 ]4 q/ l' i4 T! w s8 E4 U
6 O& H9 P* q2 v# m% YCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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