school zones

By Chelsey St-Pierre
The Suburban

The Montreal Police Department (SPVM) released the results of its “Back to School 2024” operation, which took place from August 26 to September 20. During these four weeks, SPVM police officers issued no fewer than 8,571 tickets to road users as part of 1,172 enforcement operations set up around the Greater Montreal Area (GMA).

Photo radar surveillance operations in school zones also took place. Some 1,840 infractions were noted during these operations. More than 178 hours of operation were carried out and 43,182 vehicles were captured.

Nine “living radar” operations also took place during this period, with the participation of students from different schools. This type of intervention allows immediate awareness of the dangers of excessive speed in school zones.

The 2024 school year also saw 1,063 prevention activities take place in the 29 neighbourhood police stations (PDQ) in the area. More than 9,000 bookmarks and leaflets were given to road users to raise awareness about safety around schools and sharing the street. Throughout the year, the neighbourhood stations carry out road safety prevention and surveillance operations, in addition to the National Concerted Operations (ONC) with all the police forces in the province. n