Crackdown on speeding around schools

Crackdown on speeding around schools 20/4/14

Police will be targeting speeding motorists on roads near schools from Tuesday.

Under Operation Route, the Division-wide initiative will focus on primary and secondary schools to the end of the week, particularly in areas where those attending are known to walk to and from school.

Most schools are in within a 20mph restriction zone that and drivers caught exceeding this limit face being issued getting a fixed penalty fine or going to court.

Divisional Road Policing Acting Sergeant John Forsyth said: "I would like to ask that those driving in the vicinity of schools be aware not only of their speed but also of their surroundings, not just in the next week but throughout the remainder of the school year."

Routine speed checks will continue across the area throughout the school year on conclusion of this high visibility initiative.