THUNDER BAY – School zones and speed demons don’t mix.
And there’s a whole heck of a lot of them with lighter pocket books on Tuesday, after Thunder Bay Police conducted a blitz in several 40-kilometre-an-hour zones.
A total of 102 tickets for a variety of provincial offences, mostly speeding, were issued by police during the blitz.
In a release issued to media outlets, police said they were responding to complaints about excessive speeds in school zones, and spotted some vehicles travelling at 80 kilometres an hour, 40 kilometres an hour above the posted speed limit.
“Excuses for these speeds ranged from being in a hurry for work to simply not realizing their speed,” said acting traffic Sgt. Gordon Snyder in the statement.
Motorists are reminded to slow down and to give themselves extra time to get to their destination to avoid being rushed.
“Police will continue to enforce speeding infractions throughout the city, with an emphasis on school zones, on a regular basis.”
