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) J6 S0 {! S9 @' QCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 n, ^. y( B& P" g0 g4 |Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST* P8 Y' m2 o8 {/ P3 c5 T+ t- I# N
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.4 W3 }6 H, \0 m% V+ \2 n4 D
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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.
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' W5 C" H H6 x C2 ^The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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2 C* }3 o' d3 C( Q/ L; A5 iPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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8 P2 x& ^5 }( g" `# M9 O: Y"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.0 y+ w" B: J. Y2 Z: R: k8 [5 q; o% a' D
/ k h) x0 |9 {3 k+ w3 dCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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