April 22, 2014
Kingaroy Police are urging motorists to be vigilant around school zones now the Easter break is over.
Students can be unpredictable in their excitement to return to school and see their friends.
Motorists should also show extra caution around school bus areas, as children may unexpectedly emerge from between or in front of buses.
In the South Burnett Regional Council area, the school zone times are 8:00am–9:30am and 2:30pm–4:00pm.
As school zone times in other Council areas may differ from these times, always pay close attention to the times indicated when coming into school zones.
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School zone times across the local region:
- South Burnett Regional Council – 8:00am-9:30am and 2:30pm-4:00pm
- Toowoomba Regional Council – 7:00am–9:00am and 2:00pm–4:00pm (Yarraman & Cooyar)
- Gympie Regional Council – 7:30am-9:30am and 2:00pm-4:00pm (Goomeri & Kilkivan)
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Across Queensland, the Easter Road Safety Campaign concluded at 11.59pm last night (April 21).
More than 18,500 drivers were fined for speeding and more than 400 people charged with drink driving over the five-day campaign.
Three people were killed on Queensland roads over Easter, compared with four during the corresponding period last year.
The highest speed detected was a vehicle travelling at 193km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Bruce Highway at Murrumba Downs.
The highest drink-driving reading over the five days of the campaign was more than five times the legal limit, 0.282 BAC at Parramatta Park in Cairns.
More than 82,700 random breath tests were carried out, with 419 people charged with drink-driving.
