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# `; s, [. `" X& R4 u tCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds u, w! ~7 Z, _# `7 N0 ^; s& J1 ?
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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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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6 h, | |7 u0 o) _Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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( N- L$ y$ P h. I"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.% D. D6 Z" {% X+ |# f# P
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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." A+ E% h1 H1 k4 B7 G
/ U/ |, c% B5 {6 i"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: x5 L3 L; p0 v0 v
/ B: S6 P- x2 Y8 \Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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