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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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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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7 u T) w1 e7 {4 D) KAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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' e( R! b9 M( a. U"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. C0 {0 |) J7 b
0 y6 B7 y; x0 x+ VThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.* \: m+ \& Y: q5 |) |
+ Y+ U3 g8 \- k/ PPatricia 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.
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/ v+ I0 B% i4 m, X1 BCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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