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WINNIPEG — Thousands of Winnipeg drivers could get a rude and expensive awakening starting tomorrow.
Police say they will begin handing out speeding tickets in city school zones where the speed limit is reduced to 30 km/hr during the school year.
Between October 2014 and June 2015 officers handed out an average of 5,558 speeding tickets per month in school zones, according to information provided by Winnipeg police.
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June was the busiest month with 7,968 drivers caught speeding in school zones.
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The lower speed limit went into effect last year in 555 Winnipeg school zones. It applies between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, beginning of September to end of June.
The dates and times are marked on signs, but the enforcement could take some drivers by surprise because few schools are actually in session. Classes don’t begin in most divisions until next week.
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