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: r5 a" @2 q- ?3 ]4 |' KCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.2 U/ A6 s& I, U" _
/ j0 a4 X" }, E( NAdministration 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.
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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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"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." k$ w0 q3 r3 I; f1 }
( O) a$ d4 M0 y& k2 @) ~! @Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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