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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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" h, o0 w& D: \. b( ECity 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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"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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# K4 X7 j! X- x" `7 S- q2 GThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.4 o0 @( W0 I: \$ h
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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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{4 |" g8 a y0 O"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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