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A crackdown on hazardous parking habits around Calgary schools has yielded a 260 per cent increase in tickets.

But there are doubts the blitz has yet to have the desired effect of discouraging offences that parking regulators and educators say pose a danger to younger students and others.

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In September, the Calgary Parking Authority handed out 302 tickets, mostly to guardians who were dropping off or picking up students at elementary or middle schools throughout the city.

Among the offenders were motorists blocking off driveways, stopping in intersections, double parking and occupying bus zones.

During the entire 2017-18 school year, the parking authority issued 838 such tickets, averaging about 84 each month.

The authority’s use of photo technology rather than relying on manual efforts is having an impact, said the authority’s manager of enforcement, Joan Hay.

“Each year, the Calgary Parking Authority receives many safety-related complaints about how people park in school areas and we have continued to hear from schools about the need for enforcement, which our photo enforcement technology is helping us address more effectively,” Hay said in a statement.