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2 m. {+ k2 ?3 o8 y/ QCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
+ {' A% A* e: S jLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST9 T" x3 ~, t2 H; E: Z9 @# [1 G6 A
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r: c- h; B0 Q8 \0 {( VCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 v- r, `" Y0 I2 o" I
! p* g$ r3 |( p9 RAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.) O9 i; F8 n+ Z3 w, q$ o
6 P$ V! G2 G% L"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.- l7 K3 U( ?$ q7 i
3 G) X% L1 |/ A0 g0 i3 E& yThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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7 W6 }/ R+ }7 p. J2 k3 p1 `1 }Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.5 h6 k) r/ m8 P& j+ I; x: v3 N
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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.6 s `1 {$ ~, @" F& e
- E6 f/ ?1 l9 W# P8 LCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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