A Calgary school bus driver was handed a $185 ticket Tuesday morning for speeding through a playground zone.
Sgt. Paul Stacey of the Calgary police traffic division said the driver, who was believed to be transporting a busload of kindergarten students, was driving 52 km/h in the 30 km/h zone.
“Their No. 1 priority, of course, is the transportation of the kids, and where do you have to be the most careful? In the playground zones and, especially, around the schools,” he said.
Stacey said officers were monitoring the speed of drivers in the playground zone when the driver was ticketed.
Calgary police will continue to monitor speed in playground zones throughout this month.
Stacey said the total number of tickets handed out to drivers across the city as public schools returned Tuesday will be released this week.
He noted two school bus drivers were also handed tickets in playground zones last year during the first week of school.
