I’m fuming as I write this.
I mean I’m in the red zone – I’m the Guns of Navarone, SuperFly TNT.
School had only been in session for a few days and Burnaby RCMP nailed a long list of drivers risking the lives of children by speeding through school zones.
During one stint, officers caught 92 drivers speeding by schools, including the dump truck driver whose vehicle is picture above.
Ridiculous. Infuriating.
This followed Burnaby traffic officers staking out the 30 km/h playground zone on Cariboo Road, just north of 10th Avenue, last week.
In just a few hours, they issued a stunning 120 tickets for various offences.
This included:
- 24 for speeding
- 30 for defective vehicles
- 17 for operating an unsafe vehicle.
Drivers, remember, this is where children play. You have to slow down.
The City of Burnaby extended school zone speed limit times by six hours a day earlier this year, so that means the limits are in effect later in the day.
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj told the NOW that police will be out enforcing school zone speed limits “on a regular basis.”
“As kids get used to their own back-to-school routines this September, we are also asking drivers to adjust their own driving habits,” he said in an email to the NOW.
He noted the 30 km/hr school zone speed limit is in effect near Burnaby schools from 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
So, remember those numbers and please use some caution so you don’t end up killing a child.
- With reporting by Cornelia Naylor
