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. ^. \, o! [4 Z( S. U( qCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
5 C7 s" s0 Q. |3 FLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST" O+ w# t/ @# n5 O# L1 ~/ c/ o1 q
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$ S# G/ B9 T9 O3 {* }* c0 d7 j. ]3 zCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.+ E. K5 H, e v* E( d7 M
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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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* ~* s, Q% ~) {"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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) ^' R- Y( G0 k' \* JThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.7 V* z* C5 L) m% l2 q) L$ c
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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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/ a% v5 v0 ~9 G% Q"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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8 @- u. K. d) Q4 Y, m- [1 oCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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