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; ?1 B4 _5 M( C2 L8 ^City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
+ t# c; C( I9 l3 R+ rLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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# F0 z. Z0 C3 Z9 i/ T' @4 B' wCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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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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8 ~2 f( L& y, }% P- E# e"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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4 g* J1 [3 {) P4 Z" B1 Q& b( YThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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. o% B) q: E {3 X7 N( V* }Patricia 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.6 `( w2 n9 S# W5 }& F# @2 u2 S
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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