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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
$ Q% H/ e* ]- u. kCBC News , h' u- v& `! Z8 z# a
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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1 X8 r( B) |$ 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.; M4 x1 o4 u3 p% V
8 q8 d0 h9 z/ T* P8 n N. [The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.9 y$ |3 S) a0 p
F6 x) ?" C/ ?, i* l4 fPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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1 z7 I; I& b6 n9 i+ l4 j"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.! b& Z9 z+ F& o
# i3 ^7 n* Z% W- ZCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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