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2 q: O% U; y8 }2 KCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
) p1 H' ~0 X+ e0 J3 c7 VLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 t" J' |5 O2 {( @. o( w2 D
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City 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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"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! G, J5 }% T: g- T
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.) M: O- ^1 g( `* k# Z: `9 \$ _
$ G, }9 o$ E7 I7 c& l# uPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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5 s' ^( w0 k0 ~2 n, B# k. f' {"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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6 A: T; j0 e) W; v7 r. uCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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