Seattle Police go back to school (-zone-enforcement patrol)

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The Seattle Police Aggressive Drivers Response Team has been in major school-zone-enforcement mode the past two days, according to an update tonight on SPD Blotter, and most of it’s been done in West Seattle. For the numbers – including some non-school-zone enforcement, too – read on:

On October 4th & 5th officers from the Aggressive Driver Response Team (ADRT) conducted a series of emphasis patrols, including school zone enforcement, and issued the following citations:

[Oct. 4] School Zone Enforcement – (All school zones have 20 mph speed limits)

Gatewood Elementary

1 at 33 mph
2 at 30 mph
1 at 28 mph

Arbor Heights Elementary

1 at 33 mph
1 at 32 mph
1 at 31 mph
1 at 30 mph
1 at 29 mph
3 No Proof of Insurance

Roxhill Elementary

1 at 37 mph
1 at 36 mph
1 at 35 mph
1 at 32 mph
1 at 31 mph

SW Admiral Way – 30 mph zone
1 at 53 mph
1 at 52 mph
1 at 51 mph
1 at 49 mph
2 at 48 mph
5 at 45 mph
1 at 43 mph

[editor’s note, non-WS arterial omitted]

October 5, 2011

West Seattle Bridge
9 Bus Lane violations

SW Admiral Way – 30 mph zone

1 at 52 mph
1 at 46 mph
1 at 46 mph

[editor’s note, 3 non-WS arterials omitted]

School Zone Enforcement – 20 mph zones

[editor’s note, one non-WS school omitted]

Holy Family Elementary

1 at 31 mph
2 at 30 mph
2 at 29 mph
1 No Proof Insurance

Roxhill Elementary

2 at 37 mph
1 at 35 mph
1 at 32 mph
1 at 31 mph
2 No Proof of Insurance

Gatewood Elementary

1 at 33 mph
1 at 32 mph
2 at 31 mph
1 at 30 mph

To see the non-West Seattle enforcement listed too, check out the original story on SPD Blotter.

Forest October 5, 2011 (9:12 pm)

Worth mention: The Seattle Municipal Code (SMC 11.31.115) dictates an automatic double fine for traffic infractions in a school zone. No exceptions.

Lorelee October 5, 2011 (9:39 pm)

Ummmm. How about some Madison patrols given recent events????

blkt October 6, 2011 (12:29 pm)

It would be nice if the officers giving these tickets would follow the rules too. On at least two occasions, while walking my son to school, police cars have blown by us waiting at a marked crosswalk.

Kermit October 6, 2011 (11:23 pm)

@blkt, did you ever stop to think they might be going to a 911 call?

JoB October 7, 2011 (9:55 am)

all i can say is that i got caught in one of the photo van enforcements during the first days of school …

i was going south on Fauntleroy and never saw the flashing lights.

i paid the ticket…
it was a good reminder to slow down in school zones

J October 7, 2011 (11:13 am)

Why isn’t the school zone by OLG on 35th patrolled? Every time I’ve gone through that zone when the lights are flashing there are MANY people going faster than 20 mph. Last week I had someone practically attached to my bumper and looking very impatient and annoyed at the speed (I could see her clearly in my rear view mirror.. and she couldn’t go around because the person next to me was also following the speed limit). The first chance she had she jetted past me. It would be a very productive day for SPD if they checked out that area.

WSB October 7, 2011 (11:53 am)

J – there were Our Lady of Guadalupe enforcement reports on SPD Blotter in the previous week, as part of other roundups – TR