WINNIPEG – CAA Manitoba conducted a safety assessment around three Winnipeg elementary schools on Wednesday morning and says drivers aren’t getting a passing grade.
Observation teams watched traffic and recorded instances of risky behavior around Samuel Burland, Grosvenor and Mulvey schools, which have all been identified as problem areas, from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
The auto association says more than 1500 cases of risky behaviour were seen. That included 98 cases of distracted driving, 172 speeders and 346 who failed to stop at a crosswalk or stop sign.
“It has been over a week that reduced speed limits in school zones have been in effect, but some motorists are still not getting the message,” CAA Manitoba president Mike Mager is quoted in a news release. “Slowing down will make little difference in your commute, but could be the difference in life or death for a child.”
Morning News co-host Derek Taylor joined the team at Samuel Burland in South St. Vital to report live on Global TV and in a live blog on this page.
Reduced speed zones around 171 elementary schools came into effect this month. The 30 kilometre per hour limit in marked school zones are in effect Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., from September until June.
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