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) {3 c0 S- o3 V2 J& u$ eLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( w& K/ c$ u1 \4 A1 \# C
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.3 G9 `' ?/ h# [0 R$ i" z1 J
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.* G8 X4 x, T: r& N
# X* @: g E' k: t s"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.4 e0 B+ V' L% f5 |( @
- p! R* c7 T- r1 _ R& k& `# oThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.5 n8 j& o) y; J
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.% c) j, r& c. o! j, w8 ?
& g L/ C+ R* u! S! e"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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$ e, f& L. z* J& V" x& Q) \$ N( |& ]Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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