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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( W1 n) H2 e! o0 f7 Y2 zLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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H l" I. T4 e/ K$ O) w4 PCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.: D5 n1 g2 p2 |2 c( i( o5 F2 f$ M
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.2 G) ?, C( [! z& G
U" @/ \, C3 W7 z( U% J' [; `( TThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years./ v& v5 b/ w8 M+ `7 R
6 v; t9 _1 ^% {4 d$ x3 W: TPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.2 J4 ~0 N& {' m5 u5 A
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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.- }3 ^7 y: P q4 O
8 u" d6 ^% Z. V3 D* pCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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