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Back to School Safety Tops the September Enforcement List

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Sep, 2016 11:33 AM
    As children head back to school, the Vancouver Police are reminding motorists to slow down and pay attention.
     
    Traffic Enforcement officers will be at Maple Grove Elementary, as well as many other schools today and over the next few weeks. They will be enforcing speed limits and other dangerous driving behaviours.
     
    “School zones around the city have been mostly vacant all summer, but will soon be busy with excited kids headed back to class,” says Chief Constable Adam Palmer. “We all want our children to get to and from school safely. That will happen if everyone, including parents, slows down and pays attention.”
     
    Police have little tolerance for behaviour that puts children at risk. Traffic enforcement officers and Speed Watch volunteers will be stepping up enforcement in school zones.
     
    School zone speed limits are 30 km/h between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Fines for drivers caught speeding in school zones range from $196 to $483.

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