A reminder to please stop for school crossing guards
West Shore
2024-05-09 12:06 PDT
Ahead of Canada Road Safety Week (May 14-20), the West Shore RCMP is reminding drivers to please stop for School Crossing Guards.
Once a vehicle is stopped for a School Crossing Guard, other vehicles behind it must also stop and may not pass.
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Various shots of students and adults using cross walks with the assistance of a School Crossing Guard. One frame of a police officer inside their police vehicle.Narrator:
A reminder to please stop for school crossing guards.
If a vehicle is stopped for a school crossing guard, all other vehicles behind it must also stop. And remained stopped until pedestrians have safely crossed the laneway and the school crossing guard has lowered their stop sign.
Failure to stop for a school crossing guard may result in a $167 fine and 3 penalty points against your license.
A message from West Shore RCMP.
All vehicles must remain stopped until pedestrians have safely crossed the laneway and the School Crossing Guard has lowered their stop sign.
Failure to obey a school crossing guard may result in a $167 fine, under the Motor Vehicle Act, and 3 penalty points against your license.
"We have received several reports of vehicles not obeying School Crossing Guards. This is dangerous for both the crossing guards as well as the students and parents trying to cross the roadway safely. We are reminding motorists to follow the speed limit when entering a school zone and obey the School Crossing Guards directions," said Cpl. Nancy Saggar, West Shore RCMP Media Relations Officer.
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Cpl. Nancy SaggarMedia Relations Officer
West Shore RCMP
698 Atkins Avenue, Victoria, BC V9B 3A4
Office: 250-474-2264
Fax: 250-474-8790
Email:
westshore_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: westshore.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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