Hasn't the limit always been 30? I don't think I've ever looked at the signs but I remember that from when I was a kid.

50 kmh in NS up until recently when school zones became 30 kmh.

Oh. I should slow down enough to see what the signs say here.

http://stop100.ca/

yeah that would help.

Personally, I don't think speeding through a school zone at 80 is any better than driving impaired!

Says he who does 500+mph over school zones

Here in NS........ the standard practice if you can spare the time is to always plead not guilty to the 15-30 k over the limit (as this comes with fine and 7 day ban) turn up at court and agree to plead to the lower offence 0-15 k over........ (fine only) never seen it refused by a Judge yet

A 7 day ban for 15k over? WTF?

I know and it gets worse with further convictions...... they allow you to choose when the 7 days will start though lol

If a person who holds a Nova Scotia driver's licence is convicted of a violation involving speed, careless or imprudent driving, racing, or passing a school bus under conditions described in the Motor Vehicle Act, the court or magistrate, in addition to any fine that may be imposed, will suspend the driver's licence. It will be suspended for a period of 7 days in the case of a first offence, 15 days in the case of a second offence, and 30 days in the case of a third or subsequent offence.

It seems quite lenient out here in comparison. Excessive speeding is 40k over the limit.

Fines —The faster you drive, the higher the fine

Exceeding the driving limit by more than 40 km/h— $368 fine plus the driver will receive three penalty points on his or her driving record.
Exceeding the driving limit by more than 60 km/h — $483 fine plus the driver will receive three penalty points on his or her driving record.

Impoundment of the Vehicle

Excessive speeding will also result in the immediate impoundment of the vehicle you are driving and costs:

seven days for a first offence plus towing and storage costs – at least $210
30-days for a second offence within a two-year period plus towing and storage costs – approximately $700
60 days for any subsequent offences within two years plus towing and storage costs – over $1200


Even though your vehicle gets impounded you don't, AFAIK, have your license taken away.

How many points before you have your licence taken away?

The fine seems low. These may not be legal where you are.........

http://www.kmph.ca/

You only lose your license for criminal code offences or are impaired (that starts at 0.05 in BC, so technically not a criminal offence).

Points just add to the cost of your insurance. If you get more than three in a year you get a surcharge. The more points the bigger the surcharge. I guess there could come a point where the surcharge is so large you decide to give up driving for a year.

So points are like passive/aggressive fines?