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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.; E: @* N4 c8 O& j2 `, @
1 ]3 x3 d: l1 R6 W* e8 q& U& CAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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( x: v6 V% i( y& K"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.) `3 Z( `. v2 G1 _' G! \' I+ k s2 W( P
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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$ E3 h+ I& d( p- d1 a- jPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.6 l5 w$ A/ G& J8 x8 ?+ u
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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.& P& Z; H/ x7 t0 b
$ s7 m1 N3 S VCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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