Montreal police have handed out thousands to tickets since school started [Video]

Thousands of tickets have been handed out since the start of the school year in Montreal for speeding in school zones.

Quebec Transport Minister Genevieve Guilbault said she wants to add 250 photo radar cameras across the province to encourage drivers to slow down.

Guilbault was in Montreal on Friday helping children cross the road on their way to school.

“Let’s be careful for our children,” she said. “We have to protect them.”

During her patrol, Guilbault said she noticed some drivers not following the rules of the road.

“They are distracted because you know, you are going to work, you have a lot of things on your mind. you’re thinking about your day and everything,” she said.

Montreal police (SPVM) said they have issued around 8,000 tickets in the four weeks after the school year began, which is 40 per cent more than the year prior.

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