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1 m% y* C& R6 b& u8 dCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ' q8 U. b. X' x7 X! ~9 i/ v h+ ?
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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9 X5 R" l! D* k# [City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.+ z9 n0 Q# d4 R
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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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% I0 q6 d. C* Q! q"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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. O, ]: n* G4 a$ b2 RThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.. z; ?; X w$ B9 I, N2 H
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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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"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., T" ^9 G9 w' \; R+ w/ ^( ]0 w3 c
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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