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+ ]# `8 ]6 W! |, o5 mCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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7 h% |4 |% T+ N. }, A- l, U+ t; KCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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$ G" Q3 c& N$ K4 CAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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8 @1 k5 n& S0 W- f$ C3 F"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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The 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.* Y- h, s4 {8 h" W! L. ^7 _
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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.
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# q9 P7 Y7 t; j k; N! V6 ?1 eCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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