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8 o( J. P/ d \& S$ W! j% I: W5 hLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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" ]( D- x3 t+ K8 V) i, ^% t4 a" MCity 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.
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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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$ {' ~& ?% B8 o1 XThe 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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6 ]3 J/ g5 ~9 M/ 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.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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