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1 Z" n3 `6 `4 T ~: x' s! a6 oCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
! |' }! }7 a/ D! z' wLast 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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# N: t4 a. H7 O3 zAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.! B+ V3 m9 {9 N. a1 c: V8 u, F
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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.
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2 v, x# b% s6 u- TThe 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.2 ^& Q8 T* V( O* \' G
( o% }! }5 b% t"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 J$ |/ b5 c) q: X0 F' X K+ XCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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