The North Bay Police Service is again using its social media channels as a means to warn people to, "Drive safely, drive the speed limit, keep your car."
On Monday, Sept. 16, an NBPS officer stopped a motorist driving 41 kilometres per hour over the posted speed limit in a school zone on Lakeshore Drive. Police say the vehicle was travelling 81 km/h in a posted 40 km/h zone.
Drive safely, drive the speed limit, keep your car.
— North Bay Police (@NorthBayPolice) September 16, 2024
Today, one of our officers stopped a driver who was travelling 81km/h in a 40km/h school zone on Lakeshore Drive. The driver's car was towed and impounded and the driver was suspended. pic.twitter.com/pm0l1JHAMC
NBPS is conducting a traffic safety initiative during September by patrolling school zones and police, including the OPP, remind drivers of their responsibilities as students head back.
Police will target motorists who disobey traffic laws, especially in school zones. Offences such as speeding, failing to stop for stop signs, and illegally passing school buses with their lights flashing.
See related: Stock counts 7 drivers ignoring school bus lights in first week
In 2023, a community safety zone was implemented for the area of Lakeshore Drive that includes Sunset Park Public School and the Steve Omischl Sports Complex and the speed limit was reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/hr. Any person convicted of specific offences described in the Highway Traffic Act is liable to increased fines if committed while in a Community Safety Zone.
The HTA provides the council of a municipality the authority to designate a part of a highway under its jurisdiction as a Community Safety Zone if council deems public safety is of special concern on that part of the highway. The Ontario Traffic Manual states, "A CSZ may be used for roadways near schools, daycare centres, playgrounds, parks, hospitals, senior citizen residences, or collision-prone areas."
