Givari Zaki just paid a $300 ticket for speeding in a school zone.

It was a regular weekday and students were in class. He takes full responsibility for going 45 km/h in a 30 km/h zone.

"I broke the law, right. There's rules, there's consequences, right, that's just the way it is," said Zaki.

But what he doesn't agree with is drivers getting ticketed in school zones when students are away on holidays.

"I think that's not fair, holidays it shouldn't be, right," said Zaki.

It appears Winnipeg police chief Danny Smyth is getting an earful on that particular point.

"I would like to re-examine that, I hear what people are saying," said Smyth.

Right now photo enforcement is done in elementary school zones on holiday Mondays and spring and Christmas breaks. Evenings, weekends and the summer are exempt. Chief Smyth says it could be time to stop issuing tickets on holidays too.

“I'm open to not doing enforcement on you know…holidays in the school zones," said Smyth.

During spring break this year, 1291 speeding tickets were issued in school zones. Last year's Christmas break produced a similar amount.

Wise Up Winnipeg's Todd Dube says the chief's sentiment is long overdue.

"The abuses have been declared by the public for years and nobody's commented on it other than rhetoric," said Dube.

Not everyone sees it that way.

Tyler Brown has an eight-month old baby boy, Arthur. One day Arthur will be going to school.

"My greatest fear is that I'm not there to protect him when he's crossing the street, and he gets hit," said Brown.

Brown says he would like the speed limit enforced around schools, 24-7, even when students are away.

“I think it's a critical place in our city that is of danger to little ones in particular," said Brown.