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( O8 u u! F- J7 j z. Q4 PCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
& ?1 I+ K& M2 ~' J$ g2 w0 gLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ B0 L- X8 T. X
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." k* m6 X) j% @0 K
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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., ~1 {+ Q8 B# a* M* o# C/ c% ?
! R6 o% Z; P3 Q( [( }$ F1 z9 zThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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8 F, x% R' x* q" X* u# p7 J# d/ OPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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2 ^% M) x0 D {2 Z7 p) f- N"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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" F% |& f( d( B! T5 Z1 c( L; D/ c ^Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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