Ottawa Police week long school zone enforcement results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 8^th 2017     12:00 pm

(Ottawa)— With students returning from summer holidays, the Ottawa Police Service conducted city-wide proactive traffic enforcement blitzes in school zones.  

The week long enforcement campaign, which took place September 5^th– 8^th, focused on traffic safety in and around school zones.  In particular, officers looked for: 

• speeding in school zones,
• failing to stop, failing to yield to pedestrians at school crossings,
• failing to obey crossing guards,
• failing to obey school bus signs,
• distracted driving. 

As a result, a total of 294 Provincial Offence Notices were issued during this enforcement campaign.  

The Ottawa Police Service continues to remind drivers to be alert when driving; this especially applies in school zones. 

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Contacts: Csts. Jon Hall & Phil Kane

Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 3833