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" N, ?! `9 h: T) ~* L) |8 f, `City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
, v1 ^! p$ C/ E' \* yLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST! x1 @. {1 b) D% K9 v, ?
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents." L9 v3 T' u( n( y' W. T N
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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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"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.5 z {& d+ J b! X, g
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" E. N" s1 S1 c c0 {* C) \Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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8 u: E: b/ G2 R! M; V" s"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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1 ? S3 X" ^3 ~Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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