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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
/ \, `; I' b3 P3 e+ bCBC News 7 r4 v. b$ Z$ s% W% [
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.6 e- c0 o& q H" n
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.. x9 J/ |4 T& N; h
& v3 k. `2 z% u; l! q" ]$ ?"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.) k% ~. [# W, y3 E
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.3 Q F& [6 J' O- C7 z7 C. `: p
; [% R+ ~ a( VPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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.1 R% F+ l/ K7 s( ^
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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