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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.7 M y9 d0 I9 d6 i I: f
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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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/ e! `) K; s2 c3 U"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.; N' @4 ~) h( J8 }8 P! x) H
- P4 l# w& l f% c2 B1 s8 V5 [! B; n1 \The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.: u8 e% f# L- [; a& H
( w6 l8 S) G( \2 ^; qPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.- K! m5 D8 ^9 n4 _
|8 O5 Q4 W5 f, m4 ~7 x( e- u"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.* l2 T2 R. s7 c
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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