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Y$ ^1 T/ y! O, q: cCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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) I5 K; V; R# y7 PCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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* U' l# P* M c% d* G! _- uAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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& j% t- [) T9 l3 c) J"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.( |( b1 x! f4 F$ h
# R5 a9 S' Z! n8 a% u$ N3 |. [The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.0 H5 S6 J6 y1 z$ Z, Y. Y
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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6 x$ h3 d/ a% `' l" 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. S! ~$ M1 B; S6 N9 P% t
9 [3 W( Y* ~8 a( QCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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