The Mission RCMP says speed limits may seem straight forward but some areas can be confusing for drivers.
In the first post of a new weekly feature from the Mission RCMP, media relations officer Harrison Mohr answered questions about speed limits in Mission and their relation to schools.
The ‘Question the Constable’ post says speed limits are at a 50 km/h default in municipalities and 80 km/h on highways unless otherwise posted.
However, Mission has several areas where speed limits differ. There’s a 40 km/hr zone on First Avenue through the downtown core and a 60 km/hr zone on Lougheed Highway between Oliver Street and the Cedar Valley Connector.
Mohr advises drivers to keep an eye out for black and white signs in school zones and around playgrounds.
Playground speed zones are in effect every day of the year from dawn to dusk, while school speed zones are only in effect on regular school days, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Let’s say you’re driving east along 7th Avenue from Wren Street to Heritage Park in the afternoon of a school day (the normal speed limit is 50 km/hr). First you’ll come to the playground zone signs around Kinsmen West Park, near Hurd Street. There is no speed posted on the signs, so these just caution drivers that a playground is nearby – you are not required to reduce your speed,” Mohr writes.
“Around the areas of the Fraserview Learning Centre and Mission Secondary School, you’ll see school zone signs that say ‘30 km/hr 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. School Days’. Slow to 30, then keep an eye out for the back of the school zone sign in the other direction – that’s how you know you can increase your speed to 50 km/hr again. Once you reach the area of the Leisure Centre, you’ll see another playground zone sign, however unlike the one near Hurd Street, this one is marked with 30 km/hr, so you are required to slow down here.”
The ‘Question the Constable’ feature is intended to answer community questions and remove some mystery from the world of policing.
Each week, Mission RCMP will select one question and answer it on Facebook. Questions will be kept anonymous and the wording could change slightly.
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