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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST$ l$ w2 ?; v: r W" u. i
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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., R4 Z) _1 R, v5 x. V+ Q( z
5 i: C+ Y. ]' g4 y! W"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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3 B) c' W! Z, s9 c" Z! S( I0 hThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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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4 D7 e0 h# r2 \# o"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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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