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1 o3 g8 v5 K, o: O) }City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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) ]- s2 S; Q+ | w" D' w( bCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.. p" s [ V& I3 V, ]$ v" w
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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 R8 M7 i( q& c- d( J
$ i4 M) Q- [9 X }- K/ \The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.' ?6 G( Z; Y4 g- D; Y4 G
5 P% c7 C: h( E; P5 lPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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* r2 m. C* M$ ?) h1 k" c; c) ^, ?"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.! v1 W" A% p1 t2 J1 ^
0 ^, S5 S: Q5 g, o! R* N g; @Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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