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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
4 P" H& ~4 n" D) G( f( o9 q7 n8 W$ dLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST! X& O1 ^6 x2 V% r" F! H1 G
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.% V8 l2 e4 ]# T0 O" R
' d$ o7 |( R( _0 W. _" QAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.& O! H! a# {! f( }% P/ N0 g
7 z1 n) G* X8 N7 c1 N2 A! o"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( z3 f; K/ D9 j( @
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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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/ ^. j" c0 l2 x& I- I L7 y"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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