Northern Territory Police would like to remind the public that today is the last day of the school holidays and most Territory kids will be heading back to school tomorrow.
The Road Policing Command are urging motorist’s to slow down in school zones and pay extra attention while in and around schools. Police will be conducting active patrols of school zones enforcing the 40 km/h speed limits. Most school zones are 40km/h between the hours of 7:00am and 5:00pm on school days.
Police take a zero tolerance approach to speeding in school zones. Drivers caught speeding face fines starting from $190 and will incur loss of demerit points, or worse, loss of licence.
In addition to speeding, police will be targeting other dangerous practices such as talking on mobile phones, people stopping or parking on or near school crossings which obstructs the visibility of other drivers.
The message is simple, “Let’s make sure we get our kids back to school safely, by slowing down, paying extra attention and please just be patient and courteous in and around schools”.
