School zones and holidays? Active or Inactive?

Driving through a school zone at 40km/hour is not our most favoured past time but something we have to do to ensure the safety of school children. Patrolling that is one thing, the police do regularly, but patrolling a school zone when the school is on holidays during the allotted times, is damn right revenue raising.

If you question the police, they will notify you, that it is when state schools go on holidays, that school zones do not exist. Wouldn’t it therefore be more sensible for the police to patrol school zones where children are still at school, rather than patrolling school zones which are childless?

It’s simple – revenue raising. Most motorists who drive through a school zone realising the school is on holiday would not think they would need to travel at 40 km/h. Think again, the cops will be waiting for you!

If you’ve been fined in a school zone, while the schools on holidays – challenge it, I believe there is a case to answer.