Elgin County OPP have charged a 39 year old St.Thomas woman with travelling over 40km/hr above the posted speed limit earlier this morning September 4th, 2014 around 8:50am on Belmont Road, Central Elgin.
Officers were monitoring traffic in front of the New Sarum Public School when they observed a vehicle traveling North on Belmont Road at a speed just above 90km/hr in the posted 50km/hr community safety zone.
The vehicle was stopped by police and the female driver charged with speeding.
A Note on Community Safety Zones:
Community Safety Zones are sections of roadway where public safety is of special concern. Community Safety Zones may include roadways near schools, day care centres, playgrounds, parks, hospitals, senior citizen residences, and may also be used for collision prone areas within a community.
The purpose of a Community Safety Zone is to indicate to the motorist that they are within a zone where fines have been increased through a special designation under the Highway Traffic Act (many set fines are doubled such as speeding and traffic signal related offences).
The signs that include the BEGINS and ENDS tabs define the legal limits of the zone. The rules of the road do not change within the zone; only the penalties for violations are increased.