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- C# A) H* E; GCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 7 P6 u" I* h) f$ F
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST5 p1 f9 j! Q0 C7 f- [* c( }
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q' @+ E+ @! o5 a( v/ l/ L% _City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.0 j- p/ o! T& G- t
4 q, R$ h3 p: CAdministration 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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3 J' U) F b- I% X1 X- nThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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2 ?; h3 C, y; [( P% JPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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L! A; J3 u5 n+ W, G5 D"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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* ]' T% v. i. x5 aCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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