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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST3 F, O& I; @3 |5 O
CBC News & t+ H5 Q& n }. U/ H; o( o2 x
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.+ d# W% @. O9 d, z% l4 @
6 T* h; \$ Z/ t2 @- ?1 F6 y4 j"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.% F/ P* Q5 e! }2 [/ F* y) t
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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.8 T$ h% G. J; N* L3 @, S5 u H
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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.* D9 I( v2 o s5 [
T9 F+ N' ~" \$ n5 j( z/ y# b6 ACouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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