SASKATOON - Saskatoon Police Service is reminding motorists that school zone speed limits are back in effect starting Wednesday, the first day of school for many students in the city.
The SPS' Traffic Unit said school zone rules are back in effect from Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. School zones are in effect until the end of June.
Motorists need to slow down to 30 kilometres per hour, must not make a u-turn within the school zone, and obey parking restrictions around schools are the three simple rules to follow during the school year from September to June.
SGI provides some examples of possible tickets that could occur in school zones: if a vehicle was going 45 km/h in a 30 km/h school zone, the fine would be $290 and if a vehicle was going 81 km/h in a 30 km/h school zone, the fine would be $809.
