Speeding in school zones costs you big bucks
6:35 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2008
"We don't have that leniency factor. If you're going a couple miles over in a school zone, that's a good enough reason to get a ticket at that point," said Sergeant Lance Feyh with the Topeka Police Department.
School speed zone signs are all over, and many will be flashing beginning Wednesday morning and afternoon.
"We have the motorcycles whose in special operations that will be out, enforcing some of those school zones," said Feyh.
Topeka Police won't be the only officers on the lookout for speeders. State Troopers are watching out, too.
"We'll be more visible in those areas, because you know now that school has started, we will be in those areas a little more often, and paying a little bit more attention to things in that area," said State Trooper Eric Hirst.
Trooper Hirst says you need to pay extra attention in certain areas.
"In a majority of the rural areas, there aren't flashing lights, but there are signs posted with times and days in which school zones are enforced," said Hirst.
The sign right down from Tecumseh South Elementary doesn't have flashing lights, but the speed drops from 45 to 20. That's a 25 mile an hour difference through the school zone.
"You should follow that speed limit, until you see other signs stating that the speed limit has changed or the school zone has ended," said Hirst.
Officers and troopers are on alert and aren't afraid to fill out speeding tickets.
Their goals?
"Hopefully get people to slow down and remember that kids are going to be out walking around, and being pedestrians again," said Feyh.
Fines are tripled in school zones, and then you have to pay court costs on top of that, which is about $66.
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