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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST" \7 q1 g: I( Y% G
CBC News 9 u; E- Z3 M. o, g5 b# V# V2 P
City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.! s# E3 q4 y$ @- }7 T0 G. T; b; H# {
$ D' H U( x0 @& d, Q; Z: I. RAdministration 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.3 z4 P- O% A. m# A4 }( k8 m! c, F, T
4 m, S7 H$ a; q FThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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' Z8 @& ]. W) ^& ^6 H5 O1 Y! }; r7 ?Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.6 r$ u0 e& |: y. q! u+ d
d# l2 n: V; j$ u6 t"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.- e- w7 E Y' Q
+ V% c+ w. K: `& O. OCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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