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8 b2 }/ w9 ?. W+ E4 L4 JCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds " Z! x+ M* W6 ^1 }$ k2 K
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ L% \9 g3 w+ ?9 X0 w5 M
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents. h: T! n7 s$ k1 l* e& Z. X
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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.& `, w% p3 ]& M6 K( E
% K* N* S; Y: Y, M {) c, iThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.9 Z7 w. U7 p8 l( [4 s! T) j
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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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: ?! t u! N6 q3 `$ }"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.% K5 g! l1 B. M% K* b+ f) @+ G, }
" I; ?, K! I5 C; h3 l: SCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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