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Students with backpacks as big as their bodies headed back to school for the first day.
980 CJME’s Abby Zieverink went out to talk with students at Douglas Park Elementary School in Regina on the first day back, as police reminded drivers to watch for kids.
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“I’m pretty hyped,” eighth-grader Kade said.
Kade just moved to Regina from Warman with fourth-grader Rowan, who also said they were feeling good about coming into a new school.
Some students, like Audrey, were ready for summer to end.
“I’m excited to go back,” she said.
“I do have lots of friends; it’s a grade three class, so it has lots of my friends.”
Fourth-grader Isabelle and second-grader Addison said they’re most excited about is “playing with my friends.”
With busier crosswalks and playgrounds, Regina Police are using this as a reminder for drivers to keep their eyes peeled and on the road.
Sgt. Tanner Maurice said speed and illegal u-turns in school zones are something officers in Regina deal with often. (Credit: Abby Zieverink/980CJME)
“Pay attention, eyes up, eyes off your phone. … Expect the unexpected. Expect that some of our younger students aren’t quite adept at using the crosswalks as they should be, or they may be excited and dash out,” said Sgt. Tanner Maurice, head of the Specialized Traffic Reconstruction Impaired Driving Enforcement (STRIDE) Team with the Regina Police Traffic Safety Unit.
Maurice said it’s also important to slow down to 30 km/h in school zones.
Under perfect conditions, Maurice said the stopping distance for someone driving 30 km/h is around 11 metres; it bumps up to around 25 metres for drivers going 50 km/h.
“Braking efficiency is exponential, so the faster you go, your stopping distance requirement doesn’t actually just double; it quadruples as you double (your speed).”
Speed and illegal U-turns are some of the biggest issues Maurice said police deal with on the roads and in school zones across the city.”Not all of the schools have no U-turn signs, but all of them actually are no U-turn zones,” he said.
According to Maurice, pedestrians need to use the crosswalks, and drivers shouldn’t park in loading zones.
“We need the kids to use the crosswalks and not run out from between parked cars. We need students reminding their parents not to stop in areas that are going to make it more difficult to see a crosswalk for those that are adhering to the rules,” he said.
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