Drivers be aware, back to school this Wednesday

Police are encouraging Sunshine Coast drivers to remember that school starts back on Wednesday, January 27, and that 40km/h school zones will be in force.

School zones in Queensland operate between 7am – 9am and 2pm and 4pm, unless special circumstances have been granted by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

The school zone speed limit is designed to ensure motorists have a greater chance to react if something unexpected happens.

Children can be impulsive, unpredictable and inexperienced, which is why police are asking motorists to exercise caution in the vicinity of a school.

Speeding through school zones greatly increases the risk to pedestrians as the faster a…