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# A/ U' ]; b6 q- b0 P( W( BCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ! c' e- G: T6 `8 Y1 o0 y3 D
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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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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6 S) j( ] r+ E% CAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.9 n2 c: C8 a% j! U# Q2 O( u& B+ ]
5 H$ W9 t' I3 C; U"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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* N' _/ p# g3 P# [The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.- C7 D' W; W! A: g* v) l. [
9 d- Y$ _( o8 D3 {2 K1 U6 @. BPatricia 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.4 Z3 o# D5 r% @$ x: m
% p8 l; j/ n; V0 `Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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