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) X9 ~; ^# i' V2 G1 D8 uLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST# z/ a* m; i! Y0 ?$ l6 p
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$ ?/ S# D$ }& O% @2 VCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.# L% i6 K' B0 E" F! P, [3 a
, S7 _3 e; G/ i( W$ Q; rAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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) p0 ^. N# U( Y( V( g* c5 J"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.' r, y8 }$ _4 M* f; V9 _; K- J
2 X* {0 S+ H% T( ` W# QThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.7 l5 x6 c; Q, `1 g1 P$ X
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.2 v5 H* o0 A3 l! L4 `: O
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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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8 D" V$ ]' m' y9 n6 Q" FCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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