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* }% m8 X; z) W% y2 F" O7 FCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 O( \ H+ ]$ L+ Z- @Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST7 i G) I# P: \. h( Z
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents. i2 [$ E) m: {* H( F" D
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.( i9 `+ k6 m; A3 J* Z; z
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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.: u) @8 r0 j* v2 H7 D8 u- J
`& p6 z/ p) X$ [The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.- h6 M$ l2 a5 S- G6 v5 s; c
) z! [. A% J8 L! G- wPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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4 c0 C6 K' ]+ [" C6 G9 X7 S' d8 f"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.3 k: b# s" ^6 K8 j R% @5 e* N+ z
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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