From Monday school returns, which means five things:
- School speed zones and limits will be back in force in the morning and afternoon;
- Children will be excited about going to school and may run out onto the road;
- Some parents will be doing silly things, including parking where they shouldn’t, making crossings etc. unsafe for other pedestrians and motorists;
- Expect lots of traffic and frazzled people near schools; and
- Road Policing Command will be conducting a ‘return to school enforcement campaign’.
Important
In Queensland school zones, drivers must be at or below 40Km/h from the moment they pass the sign at
the commencement of the school zone to when they have passed the sign marking
the end of the school zone.
There is no
tolerance for slowing down or accelerating entering or leaving a school zone.
Speeding in school zones will be enforced during the return
to school road safety campaign.
Stopping distances
Do you know how long it takes to stop?
If you have good reactions (i.e. paying attention to
driving) at:
- 40Km/h, it would take approx. 26m to stop in dry weather
- 50Km/h, it would take approx. 35m to stop in dry weather
- 60Km/h, it would take approx. 45m to stop in dry weather
For more information see the ‘Stopping distances: speed and braking’ page on the Transport and Main Roads webpage.
Senior Sergeant
Andrew Lake 6695
Operational Improvement Unit
Police Headquarters, Brisbane
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