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0 ` O/ T0 G: ~+ m7 h% GCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 x* m5 o" ?' v4 ]) x/ L7 oLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST+ I( D- f# m: W
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, u2 B) \+ d1 ?" K2 PCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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" E1 c5 Y# c) v) |% x6 j" W& G) nAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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4 Q" k0 c! i! b S/ p"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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: `0 @( p+ E$ M8 KThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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" G$ e) E8 R& S$ o$ O8 _Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.+ m$ E* A. K5 Q1 p, O. v' {8 ]
' p1 N- B6 g- l, E"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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2 i* T% g+ q$ ~2 v/ b, O0 rCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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