Coquitlam RCMP are calling on residents to slow down in school zones following the return to class for thousands of School District 43 students.
During phase 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools zones were not in affect.
But in the last two days, the detachment has received a number of complaints of drivers exceeding the 30 km/h speed limit in effect from 8 to 5 p.m. during weekdays.
“Now that schools are back in session, we need to protect students and teachers,” said RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin in a written statement. “It would be ideal if every driver heeds our warning and immediately slows down. If that doesn’t happen, we’ll be ready with our ticket books.”
McLaughlin also warned that playground zones were never suspended and remain in effect every day during daylight hours.
During the pandemic, Coquitlam RCMP had seen evidence of a spike in speeding as roads cleared of traffic.
Should residents see speeders in school zones or playgrounds, they can report them to Coquitlam RCMP through a new Online Crime Reporting tool, recently released to report non-urgent crime.
