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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST) y) u% n- S! X* _ O& F; J5 q
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.) @4 R: B5 Y) O% o+ X; k, r$ [
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.3 m# j! L, h3 m) N' H8 e
6 X' d( U* ~( ^% S9 s1 g! 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.: M& O, |% M( f2 ?
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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5 [: T) J2 K/ n( k$ n# zPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* T& }" g. `+ x+ n% {6 J" A1 J
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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