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Speeding in school zones carries heavy fines

Posted Aug 24, 2010 by Beth Gaddis

Updated Aug 24, 2010 at 05:15 AM

As hundreds of thousands of students head back to school this week, police are monitoring school zones to make sure drivers stay within the posted speed limits.  Speeding carries the following fines:

  1-9 mph over the speed limit = $156.00
  10-14 mph over the speed limit = $306.00
  15-19 mph over the speed limit = $406.00
  20-29 mph over the speed limit = $456.00
  Over 30 mph = court appearance

Also, officers are patrolling bus stops to drivers are following warning lights and stop signals by school buses. Drivers must come to a stop behind the school bus when the stop signals are activated and the stop arm is extended.

Drivers must stop if coming from the opposite direction unless there is a raised median separating the two directions of travel.

If you don’t stop, you could face a $271.00 fine.

Officers will also be enforcing pedestrian safety including violating the right of way of a pedestrian in a crosswalk.