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+ S: [! c' O& v# B. j$ VCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
/ J: x% y; k- g3 R* c3 m! }Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST4 E/ t! {& p* {4 {( p
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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; j0 @6 s t, @& j1 b, |1 d- Q6 t! aAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.' j( \3 {. V- u" F4 Z) `
( x1 h: @' h1 L; L' W" O+ T"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 `" s' r6 g6 ?2 P) P, ~8 SThe 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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- Z- e ?! S* P$ I8 ~, b. v3 n# G1 M"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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3 i5 z# T9 J1 y# Q* UCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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