WINNIPEG — Winnipeg police and CAA Manitoba put drivers to the test Wednesday morning for their annual school safety assessment.
From 7:30 to 9 a.m., observation officers tracked traffic near three school zones. They recorded 548 instances of “risky driving behaviour” around St. Ignatius School, Whyte Ridge Elementary and Faraday School, according to CAA.
“This assessment is a snapshot of what road behaviour looks like in school zones throughout the day,” Mike Mager, president and CEO of CAA Manitoba said.
“I’d like to say drivers get an A for effort, but unfortunately I can’t. We continue to see too many motorists speed through school zones or drive dangerously, putting our children and families at risk.”
During the observation, CAA said 76 motorists were found speeding. One driver was traveling 65 km/hr in a 30 km/hr reduced speed school zone.
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Other notable fines included:
- Driver holding a dog in their lap while driving.
- Someone distracted cycling; biking and texting at the same time.
- Woman smoking with a young child in a car seat.
- A transit bus going over 40 km/hr in a 30 km/hr school zone, confirmed by police traffic unit with laser speed reader.
- A teenager walking across the intersection with headphones in, unaware of an ambulance with sirens on coming straight toward them.
- Two drivers crossed the yellow line to pass cars in the left lane on Mountain Ave., just before the traffic lights, putting pedestrians and drivers at risk of injury and accident.
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