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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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; i, o; u7 Y* N! JCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.% K9 t* S3 m0 C) S: u, n: N/ Z/ |
) ~% g4 _' g+ r nAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.. z, X; A4 b# P2 m
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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.: h, G4 L0 Y: h' \/ u ]
0 d; N6 }6 V1 cThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.+ T6 u& T! U( x* }& y
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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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( @" {+ |9 b9 M0 Z$ `"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.& r+ s9 h4 a# l+ o1 e, o' [
5 F( E( X: {7 L8 I$ oCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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