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# ~. S" E' I2 Y' b( u* b1 C* B5 ^City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( J, V! X# d- g$ b4 f* t1 bLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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3 I' N$ f5 [$ FCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." y6 H+ J& f5 l) ]
3 C& L$ y0 X& h+ cAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.- A4 _: n0 I4 u6 ^( Z ` J
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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.' g! p' }& D3 C" j, {
" T/ m/ x" N$ A9 p* dThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.' G* a) ]6 w5 X; o" x
; W" x" y: g5 \2 H: ]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.- g1 W& \! e: F4 n: k1 B
) c$ z9 y' O3 yCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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