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/ A8 X4 A5 w$ R5 _) Q7 JCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
9 L6 w0 G' ?4 M8 N2 j4 YLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST9 k g5 ]9 p2 M$ R# G% ^
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: ~/ _) v+ f0 H) E! G0 q$ ZCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.6 w+ I; g% A) Y8 n0 p
' r5 L+ Z& U- w& V, yAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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+ T, i; C% u* P, O6 Q1 D"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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7 ]) L$ R3 c2 |6 K, xPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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1 {8 }/ c5 V' [8 g: ]2 f: M4 e"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.- e# Y: F7 l9 b) ~
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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