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Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( S' B+ Y, a" `
CBC News
2 k8 ~9 N- f( a3 i+ _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.
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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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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.
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) o1 H B. O5 \; {" D) {"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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$ k, ?" @9 B+ |$ C" ^) w5 O3 CCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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