School is Back in Session

Summer is over. (Where did it go to?) There’s a chill in the air and the kids are back in school. We have all seen the yellow buses, the flashing lights, and have driven through a school zone. Did you know that if you are exceeding the speed limit though a school zone, when children are present, it will cost you double what a normal speeding ticket would cost? Under Wisconsin Jurisdiction, General Reference:

“Violating the Basic Speed Law, School Area Speed Limits
(See II under Other below.), Pedestrian/Passenger Safety
Zone Speed Limits — first offense — $40 to $300;
subsequent offense — $80 to $600. §346.60(3)”
“II. The above minimum and maximum fines (forfeitures) are
double if a person violates the basic speed rule in a
“designated” school zone (“school crossing”) or exceeds the
speed limit in such a zone. This sanction applies on any type
of highway (road). §§118.08(1) and 346.60(3m)(b)”

Could you image doubling that? That would surely put a dent in your checking account with Horizon Community Credit Union. Make sure that you are on the defense when driving though school zones and watch for the school buses picking up and dropping off children before and after school.

Post by: Karen S.