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& ?2 `9 X: B, G! y aCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 9 T8 ^' k; J. M: B' _
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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+ w6 C' G! P0 l v' w3 t+ t* \City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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& a/ ]0 G/ h* ]6 `$ }2 l# oAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.% q: f4 v& B4 C1 {
* {. M' q. T/ d( g# \"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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F$ `6 f' f4 }# v+ q4 `2 YThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 |5 y2 O% Z4 n7 b0 l7 z
% `3 d2 V8 S- P. \$ ]Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.+ E3 b, ?; ^) y+ w$ g* b
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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.$ j2 u b( [- Z0 v! E& j9 G0 ~
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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