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: f4 \5 s% p+ ^City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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2 E# g2 e, J2 q" X3 E) V( T2 tCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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( J+ `6 c* f. I3 x- |5 yAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.6 V6 k9 W' ~3 |& t
- w# k( Z: ^: ]"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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0 ]2 l9 w/ M9 g9 Y% X; ?; LThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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& W) L0 A/ n8 S% g0 X# ~Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.% P8 Z9 k4 k, A5 P# ]
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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.& R- z- {, a, o$ k, D0 k* e$ Z
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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