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1 @0 t. n: B. {3 ~City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 K4 B' J4 T* d1 |4 X* b3 @
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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( L. d" C; w" T9 I1 X0 @& ^9 a8 gCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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; P* Q* |; R- RAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.0 [0 }( t; ]& I6 |; ^* a" h
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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.. {& o. ~2 J8 c4 L
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.+ O$ f6 T! Z" z- O Z
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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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"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.! W9 K! B) C" _
! ?6 s' s( m. h* o2 i1 d8 b& tCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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