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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. }/ `4 V I9 L! {- i- ~
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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 n8 g6 d5 B* }+ M8 t) b0 {
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years." F$ E- [4 g' }4 }2 _
( a7 a" m1 C# uPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# j+ D: F% h* n
8 H0 w# M* T+ C P% m/ ^1 J( m"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.' e$ G1 }$ D( L `+ q, U( \
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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