With school officially back for the year, officers from the Hume Police District have urged residents to put safety first.
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School Zones are now in place Monday to Friday between 8am and 9:30am in the morning and 2:30pm to 4pm in the afternoon.
School Zones help protect children on their way to and from schools at the times and places where they are often in high numbers.
Motorists must drive no faster than 40 km/h through school zones. Increased fines and demerit points apply for certain offences, with illegal use of mobile phones and speeding among those included in double demerit periods.
Inspector Alison Brennan said officers from Highway Patrol would conduct regular patrols before and after school in the Southern Highlands.
She urged motorists to stay vigilant to "ensure the safety of our children".
"Slow down and drive to the conditions."
A survey of more than 1000 people conducted by NRMA revealed more than a quarter of parents had witnessed a near miss collision between pedestrians and cars outside schools in the past year.
The survey found that nine per cent of parents and guardians had witnessed a collision between a pedestrian and a car in a school zone.
In addition, more than half of people who regularly passed through school zones were concerned about double parking or illegally stopping when dropping off and picking up children.
