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4 w @8 {+ R- A) L' G4 `City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
: g K" N9 F" V6 GLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST& O8 G f7 V9 Y# C. `4 B
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.2 @4 \! b. @- A8 y+ N) g+ \' v
" N( P0 X; B2 N- o) R. h& ?Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children., a- H" |+ I! N7 z* p
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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., F/ \$ W$ V. v1 e7 q
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The 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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$ m2 U% b5 Y* b"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.4 l7 e: O/ S: t, r
0 \. ^" a% j" s4 T/ ^Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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