School Traffic
All school zones are well marked to warn drivers that they need to slow down. The speed limit in the majority of school zones is only 15 to 20 miles per hour. However, you will be surprised to find out some of the tickets people have gotten in school zones. It was recently in the news about a man who got pulled over for driving 55 miles per hour in a school zone. When they pulled him over they realized he was drunk. Not only did he get a DUI, but it was discovered that it was his 9th one and that he didn't have a valid driver's license.
While that particular scenario is definitely the extremely, school traffic safety issues are a major concern. Watch for children darting in between cars. Make sure you drive very slowly in the area in case you have to stop suddenly for a child. Always stop being a bus whether it is in a school zone or not. Many accidents have happened while school buses are stopped to unload children. Impatient driver's go around the bus and strike children who are walking in front of the bus to cross the street.
If you have to drop your child off on the other side of the street take the time to park and walk them across unless a crossing guard is in place. Make sure your child is aware of traffic safety including not walking behind vehicles and always using a crosswalk. Many accidents at schools involve a combination of vehicles driven by people who are in a hurry and children who aren't' properly trained in traffic safety issues.
Report any vehicles in your child's school area that are driving erratically or too fast for the posted speed limits. You may be preventing a potential accident by doing this. You should also report any suspicious school traffic because it could be a child abductor watching and monitoring the routine of particular children.
Do your part to monitor school traffic. Help your child's school design safe drop off and pick up policies. Follow the speed limit and report others who don't. If your child's school is to have crossing guards in place look for them. It they aren't in place or aren't doing a good job them report it to the school district. You can even volunteer to help control traffic flow at your child's school.
While that particular scenario is definitely the extremely, school traffic safety issues are a major concern. Watch for children darting in between cars. Make sure you drive very slowly in the area in case you have to stop suddenly for a child. Always stop being a bus whether it is in a school zone or not. Many accidents have happened while school buses are stopped to unload children. Impatient driver's go around the bus and strike children who are walking in front of the bus to cross the street.
If you have to drop your child off on the other side of the street take the time to park and walk them across unless a crossing guard is in place. Make sure your child is aware of traffic safety including not walking behind vehicles and always using a crosswalk. Many accidents at schools involve a combination of vehicles driven by people who are in a hurry and children who aren't' properly trained in traffic safety issues.
Report any vehicles in your child's school area that are driving erratically or too fast for the posted speed limits. You may be preventing a potential accident by doing this. You should also report any suspicious school traffic because it could be a child abductor watching and monitoring the routine of particular children.
Do your part to monitor school traffic. Help your child's school design safe drop off and pick up policies. Follow the speed limit and report others who don't. If your child's school is to have crossing guards in place look for them. It they aren't in place or aren't doing a good job them report it to the school district. You can even volunteer to help control traffic flow at your child's school.
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