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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
7 D# i0 F4 @' K# B" ` K YCBC News , K e4 Y [1 y. s7 R) a, e' \
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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r* y9 J k: ~0 Q4 O ?9 sAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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3 ?0 D# C+ W$ n; |" o" y"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.% D/ b" E* @' t; o+ p5 V3 F/ z
# r6 a7 |; h+ m# G q0 MThe 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." ^( y3 C5 A5 m' Q
7 Q( W6 S- k7 A1 J- Q"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.) x8 `) d7 y; U/ z
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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