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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 W s' m" ?; ^1 o0 ~9 i% e9 _5 V
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST4 b$ _! }* P$ U/ U1 Z$ s8 H
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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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5 ?; E& c& x- G e! [( s"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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Patricia 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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S4 j5 [+ G: b. E3 DCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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