New Radar Backpacks are being introduced into four Regina schools, Ethel Milliken, W.S. Hawrylak, St. Francis, and St. Jerome, in October 2023. The backpacks are being worn by CAA School Safety Patrollers and will display the drivers’ speed. Ethel Milliken School was the first on October 19.

“CAA Saskatchewan is excited to be a part of this community initiative for continued safety education around school zones,” said CAA Senior Communications Specialist Angel Blair. “As safety ambassadors, our CAA School Safety Patrollers know firsthand about the dangers and unsafe practices performed by motorists in our busy school zones. Our hope is that this project will help increase safety public awareness, resulting in improved behaviours and practices.  We want school zones to be safe for our patrollers to do their jobs but also safe for the students they are helping on their journey to and from school. Through our CAA School Zone Safety Assessments completed at various schools around the province, including Regina, we know that the top two risky behaviors performed by motorists in school zones are speeding and distracted driving. As an example of this need for change, our assessment in April of this year, at two Regina schools observed over 515 motorist infractions including speeding, distracted driving, and other unsafe behaviours.”

Read the City of Regina’s full news release here.

For further information or media interviews, please contact:
Angel Blair
Senior Communications Specialist
CAA School Zone Safety & CAA School Safety Patrol Coordinator
CAA Saskatchewan
(306) 216-7362
Angel.Blair@caask.ca