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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
( h; O9 b0 |* g" \. N" f+ ALast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST4 P5 A0 t' K5 C$ s% ?+ e. |, r
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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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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6 y, O* v& [# e/ Z$ V# h# ]% O"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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- u8 O0 w+ H p% O7 n9 VPatricia 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.
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% k: R6 |6 I I! F+ P+ A) v c% PCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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