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/ _+ |9 W9 i% ECity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
% t. I% `1 n0 V, tLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST5 G7 f0 |4 c) p$ [6 l5 _+ m7 {
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8 s6 i7 B1 H6 v3 u: t2 m9 ACity 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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$ v) [* n! ?% ^; ^ _# L"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.' [, i2 Q6 m$ N5 w% J
; ^+ l+ R! q8 V4 Z9 YPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.3 [0 `6 q: [# G3 p. l
6 u. J( {# u; T& H"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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