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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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7 h" F/ ?( i1 O3 ~% p6 kCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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3 ]5 [* ], j& ~* ]" rAdministration 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.
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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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"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., l! _9 @( D+ |
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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