Nearly 300 tickets issues during back-to-school traffic enforcement blitz

_ (press release) _ ** Related: Field day for police pulling over dangerous drivers in school zones ** .

(Ottawa)— With students returning from summer holidays, the Ottawa Police Traffic sections conducted city-wide proactive traffic enforcement blitzes in school zones.

The week long enforcement campaign, which took place September 6 – 9, focused on traffic safety in and around school zones.  In particular, officers looked for:

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speeding in school zones,

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failing to stop, failing to yield to pedestrians at school crossings,

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failing to obey crossing guards,

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failing to obey school bus signs,

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distracted driving.

As a result, a total of 292 Provincial Offence Notices were issued during this enforcement campaign.

The Ottawa Police Service continues to remind drivers to be alert when driving; this especially applies in school zones.