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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds - d; o ?4 d+ v L4 s- C3 S# C3 A
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 ?( t I, O& |9 }: 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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$ D2 t0 j6 `$ y' F( y/ ~& S" MAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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; }' z# O7 L, m' G( H/ C. 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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4 g r6 M6 _# c( r6 a0 D' l6 @The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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; B( J. x$ e8 U9 [7 YPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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$ e0 F3 `# H! I"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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& b9 d4 [: E$ h# d: QCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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