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RESOLUTION NO.
10600
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ADOPTING SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY POLICIES AND
WARRANTS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does herebv
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, in 1969, the School Pedestrian Safety Committee,
composed of representatives from school districts and various
public agencies throughout San Diego County, including Chula
Vista, developed a Manual of Policies and Warrants for School
Pedestrian Safety, and
WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Police Department and the
Traffic Engineer have used this Manual as a guide up to the
present time, and
WHEREAS, in 1977 and 1980, the County of San Diego
revised and updated the Manual, and
WHEREAS, state law provides that if a City fails to adopt
standards for the provision of school crossing guards, a school
district may employ guards and reimburse them from the City's
Traffic Safety Fund after reaching written agreement with the
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt the School Pedestiran
Safety Policies and Warrants, which are attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
Present
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George D. Lindberg, City Attorney
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHLlA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 18th
day of
August
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AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hyde, Gillow, Cox, McCandliss
NAYES: Councilmen None
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Cotn:ilmen NnnlJo
Councilmen None
ATTEST
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Mayor of the City of Chula Vista
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 10600
,and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
DATED
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
School Pedestrian Safety
Policies and Warrants
Revised 1977 Edition
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN POLICIES AND WARRANTS
REVISED 1977 EDITION
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
RESOLUTION 1
SCHOOL SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEES POLICY 2
SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES 4
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITIES 5
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES 6
POLICE RESPONSIBILITIES 7
SIGNS AND MARKINGS POLICIES 8
FLASHING YELLOW SCHOOL SIGNAL 11
SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS 13
SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL 14
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS 17
SCHOOL AREA PARKING AND LOADING CONTROLS 18
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.~ t HEREAS, in the opinion of the County Board of Education the problem of
1 ~ school pedestrian safety is jointly the responsibility of parents, school
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responsibility of drivers and pedestrains; and
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the County Board of Education participation of all who are
morally and legally responsible for pedestrian safety should be involved in the proposed
solution to the problem of providing safe passage for school pedestrians;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the San Diego County Board of Education
does hereby recommend to the school districts of San Diego County the following
policies and warrants developed by the San Diego County Safety Committee relating to
but not limited to School Safety Advisory Committees Policy, School Responsibilities,
County Department of Transportation Responsibilities, Parental Responsibilities,
Police Responsibilities, Signs and Markings Policies, Flashing Yellow School Signal,
School Pedestrian Signals, School Safety Patrol, Pedestrian Walkways, School Area
Parking and Loading Controls be accepted as the official procedure guide relating to
school pedestrian safety.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1977
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
POLICIES AND WARRANTS IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
ON MOTION of Supervisor Taylor, seconded by Supervisor Moore, the following
resolution is hereby adopted:
WHEREAS, this Board, by Board Order No. 114, passed and adopted August 11,
1969, established warrants to be used for the purpose of protecting students going
to and from school and for the placement of traffic control devices near schools
in the County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the County has now had 7 years experience with the application of these
policies and warrants; and
WHEREAS, some paragraphs have been found to be in need of clarification or
modification during the course of this experience; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego County Traffic Advisory Committee has prepared a revised
version of the "School Pedestrian Policies and Warrants" and has submitted it to this
Board with a recommendation for adoption; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the pamphlet entitled "School Pedestrian Policies and Warrants,
Revised 1977 Edition" is hereby adopted as the official policy of the County of
San Diego.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, State
of California, this 25th day of January, 1977, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Supervisors Moore, Hedgecock, Bates and Taylor
Supervisors None
Supervisors Hamilton
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
County of San Diego )
I, PORTER D. CREMANS, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San
Diego, State of California, hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy
with the original resolution passed and adopted by said Board, at a regular
meeting thereof, at the time and by the vote therein stated, which original
resolution is now on file in my office; that the same contains a full, true and
correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof.
ss.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board of Supervisors, this 25th
January, 1977
day of
PORTER D. CREMANS
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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By Lorena Monteleone
Deputy
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SCHOOL SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEES POLICY
There is a need to provide in each school district an organization
concerned with the safety of children on their way to and from school.
'Through such an organization the district can be responsibly involved
in processing requests for traffic safety controls and for safety programs
and through its action can coordinate activity within and between the
community and public agencies.
In order to provide a responsible administrative structure for school
pedestrian protection, it is the policy of the Board of Supervisors to
encourage each school district within its jurisdiction to:
(1) Assign school pedestrian safety responsibilities to a competent staff
member and/or (2) Organize a school safety advisory committee to serve the
needs of each school. Staff members thus assigned or a safety advisory
committee thus organized may serve the needs of one or more schools depending
upon the size of the district, the geographic distribution of the schools,
the number of other governmental jurisdictions involved and the scope or
the number of pedestrian traffic related problems.
When the committee structure is used the committee should be composed of
governmental and school representatives who have the authority to initiate
programs and projects. Advisors should include representatives of the local
Safety Council, appropriate city and county traffic engineers, police, Californi,
Highway Patrol and the local or district Parent Teacher Association. It is
suggested that the district superintendent or a representative chair the
meetings.
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The County Superintendent of Schools should coordinate with all safety
committee members the development of uniform practices for school pedestrian
safety throughout the County.
The duties of staff or committee members should be to guide and coordinate
all activities connected with the school traffic safety program. These
include the following:
a. Establish safety policies and procedures.
b. Review and approve the various phases of the school traffic safety
program.
c. Receive, review and process complaints and requests.
d. Prioritize proposed improvement projects.
e. Promote good public relations.
f. Take immediate action to notify responsible agencies of urgent
school traffic safety problems .
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SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES
The principal or an assigned staff member of each kindergarten, elementary,
junior high and high school should:
A. Develop a "Suggested Safest Route to School" plan. This plan for each
school in the district consists of a map showing the streets, the
location of the schoor and the routes to be used by the students
en route to and from the school. The plan should be designed to
provide a maximum of protection for children by taking advantage of
existing traffic controls. Children should be required to walk some-
what longer distances when by doing so they can take advantage of
such existing crossing aids.
B. Instruct the students on the use and purpose of the "Suggested
Safest Route to School" plan.
C. Make periodic field reviews of the plan to ensure that the "Suggested
Routes" are being used. Special attention should be given to unsafe
activities of school children. The need for traffic control, trimming
of weeds, trees or bushes should be directed to the attention of the
appropriate governmental agency.
D. Annually review the "Suggested Safest Route to School" to determine the
need for revisions and update.
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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITIES
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has the responsibility to improve
walking conditions along County-maintained roads. Available right-of-way,
budgeting limitations, and concentration of use will determine in many
instances the type of improvements that can be provided. The County DOT
may provide the following improvements:
A. Assist school administrators in developing the "Suggested Safest Route
to School" plan.
B. Install appropriate school signs, legends and painted crosswalks.
C. Trim weeds, trees and bushes within the County right-of-way.
D. Improve road shoulders.
E. Install edge striping.
F. Construct separated pedestrian walkways.
G. Assign priorities for capital improvements and related school
pedestrian projects and programs.
Information developed from field studies and measured against the various traffic
control device guidelines will help determine corrective measures to be taken.
These measures include:
A. School Safety Patrol.
B. Pedestrian walkways.
C. Stop controls.
D. Traffic signal systems.
E. Flashing signals.
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PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Parents working through their local Parent Teacher Association in cooperation
with school administrators can greatly increase the safety of their children
by:
A. Instructing their children on the use of the "Suggested Safest
Route of School" and ensuring that they use it. The plan is not
limited only to school use, but applies to all pedestrian travel
around the school.
B. Directing to the attention of the school administrator any safety
problems that may develop during the school year.
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POLICE RESPONSIBILITIES
The California Highway Patrol is the police authority responsible for the
training and supervisioh of School Safety Patrols in the unincorporated
areas of the County. They also have the following responsibilities:
A. Work with school authorities in selecting the "Suggested Safest
Route to School."
B. Conduct demonstrations and lectures on pedestrian safety and rules
of the road.
C. Review location and signing of school bus stops.
D. Train and supervise members of the school patrol.
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SIGNS AND MARKINGS POLICIES
SIGNS - GENERAL
All traffic signs installed on County roads shall conform to the design
specifications of the California Department of Transportation as published in
the California Planning Manual, Part 8 - Traffic. Nonstandard signs are
prohibited and will not be installed. (Portable school signs are not permitted
within the roadway at any time).
A. STANDARD SIGNS
1. Advance School Warning Sign - W63, W65
(a) Policy
Use sign in advance of all schools where the school or the
school grounds are contiguous to the highway (except where
pedestrians are excluded from the highway).
(b) Location
Erect in advance of the school grounds.
2. Regulatory School Speed Limit Sign -R72 (Combination W65, R2-25, R72)
(a) Policy
Use sign in advance of the school grounds, depending upon
speed and approach viSibility. This installation is not
intended for use on streets in business or residence districts
having a full-time 25 MPH prima facie speed limit.
(b) Location
Erect in advance of school grounds, not to exceed 500 feet.
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3. School Crossing Sign-W66, (W66A)
(a) Policy
These signs may be installed at painted crosswalks which are
used predominantly by school children going to and from
school. Additionally, these signs will be placed in
advance of marked crosswalks that are on the school's
suggested "Safest Route" plan.
B. PAVE/1ENT MARKINGS
Pavement markings consist of crosswalks, limit lines and legends.
1. Crosswalks
Painted school crosswalks should be installed only along established
"Suggested Safest Route to School." The basic purpose of school
crosswalks is to identify for the pedestrian an established crossing
point and to alert the driver of potential crossing activity.
(a) Yellow School Crosswalks
The color of painted school crosswalks will be yellow at those
locations where yellow is required or permitted by the California
Vehicle Code.
(b) White School Crosswalks
Crosswalks installed further than 2800 feet from the school
grounds shall be painted white. School crosswalks may be
installed at locations where eleven or more school children
cross during the peak pedestrian hour and vehicular traffic
exceeds 50 cars during the same hour. White school crosswalks
will be installed only when officially requested by school
administrators.
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2. Limit Lines
Limit lines for crosswalks will be installed only at locations
controlled by the School Patrol and shall be painted yellow.
3. Legends
All school pavement legends shall conform to the California
Traffic Manual.
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FLASHING YELLOW SCHOOL SIGNAL
FLASHING SIGNALS
GENERAL
The use of yellow flashing signals will be limited to functions related to
advance warning only and will not be used to control traffic at school
crossings. They may be installed only at locations where school signing
and markings are warranted.
The governing board of any school district may initiate the request for
a flashing signal installation in accordance with Section 21373 of the
California Vehicle Code.
WARRANTS
The installation of a flashing yellow signal may be warranted as an advance
warning device for a school crossing when the following conditions are met:
A. The school crossing is located on the Suggested Safest Route and
there are at least 40 school-age pedestrians per hour during each
of any two hours at an uncontrolled intersection or mid-block
location not less than 600 feet from the nearest controlled crossing.
(The definition of a controlled crossing is one at which stop signs, or
traffic signals are functioning.)
B. The vehicular volume at the crossing exceeds 200 vehicles per hour for
urban conditions or 140 vehicles per hour in rural areas during the
times children are going to and from school. A flashing yellow
signal shall operate only when scheduled school crossing activity exists
(going to and from school or during special events), and such signal
shall be controlled by a time clock or actuated by a push-botton or
key. In addition, at least one of the following will always be
required.
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1. The 85th percentile approach speed of traffic exceeds 35 MPR.
2. Approach visibility to the crossing is permanently restricted
to less than the required safe stopping sight distance for the
prevailing speed of traffic.
Approach Speed
30 MPR
40 MPR
50 MPR
Required Safe Stopping Sight Distance
200 feet
300 feet
400 feet
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SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS
The purpose of school pedestrian signals is to regulate the alternating
assignment of right-of-way between vehicular and pedestrian movements. A
school signal may be warranted at an established school crossing when all
of the following conditions are fulfilled:
A. The signal has been requested by the school board, and
B. The crossing is on the "safest route to school" as adopted by
the school, and
c. There are 500 vehicles and 100 school-age pedestrians per hour for
each of any two hours daily while children are crossing to or from
school. When the 85th percentile approach speed is greater than
40 MPH this warrant is reduced to 70% (350 vehicles and 70 school-
age pedestrians), and
D. Where children using the crossing include any from grades kindergarten
through third, the school agrees to provide supervision for the
crossing during the time children are regularly crossing to or from
school.
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SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL
SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL
G~EAAL
The school safety patrol has a definite place as a means toward aiding
school-age pedestrians in crossing streets near schools. This measure is a
supplemental technique and not a traffic control device as defined in the
California Vehicle Code.
The School Safety Patrol is authorized by the California Administrative
Code, Title 5, Article 3, Sections 570 to 576 inclusive and is established
by the California Education Code, Article 3, Sections 12052 to 12059 inclusive.
A list of some of the guidelines used to establish and maintain a school safety
patrol are paraphrased from the sections indicated:
Sec. 12053 - The principal of the school shall designate the members of
the safety patrol, but no pupil shall be designated to serve
on any such patrol unless the pupil and the person having
legal custody of such pupil consent in writing.
Sec. 12052 - The school safety patrol shall be composed only of pupils who
are attending such school.
See 12052 - The members of the school safety patrol shall be under the super-
vision and control of a qualified employee of the school district.
Sec. 12052 - Upon the revocation in writing of the consent of either such
pupil or the person having legal control of such pupil, the
pupil shall cease to be a member of the school safety patrol.
Sec. 570 -
No pupil in any grade below the fifth shall become a member of
any school safety patrol.
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Sec. 12056 - The governing boards of school districts should request the
cooperation of the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol
in unincorporated areas in the establishment, supervision, and
control of a school safety patrol.
Sec. 12057 - The governing board of a school district which authorizes the
establishment of a school safety patrol may provide for adequate
hospital and medical attention to care for any injury or disability
that may be suffered by any pupil while performing any act within
and arising out of his duties as a member of a school safety patrol.
No pupil shall be compelled to accept such services if his parent
or guardian objects.
A. GENERAL DUTIES
The duties of each school safety patrol are:
1. To assist the principal in instructing school children in safe
practices in their use of the streets at all times.
2. To assist children of the school to cross the streets safely at a
specific time and place.
3. To employ devices and signing authorized by the state law for control
of pedestrians and the warning of traffic.
4. To operate within the law of the state as it assigns right-of-way
to pedestrians.
B. WHERE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROLS MAY BE USED - SEC. 572
School safety patrols may be used only at those locations where the
nature of traffic will permit their safe operation. The locations
where school safety patrols are used shall be determined by joint
agreement between the local school district and the California
Highway Patrol.
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C. INSIGNIA AND UNIFORMS - SEC. 576
All insignia and uniforms purchased, donated or lent for the use of
school safety patrols must comply with the specifications therefore
prescribed by this subdivision.
WARRANTS
A school safety patrol may be established at locations where an existing
traffic control device is in operation or when there are inadequate vehicle
gaps at an uncontrolled crossing and it is desirable to use school safety
patrols to guide the pedestrians. School safety patrols will not be established
at any location without the authorization of the governing board of the appropriate
school district. A gap is defined as the time between vehicles that is required
to cross a street safely.
TIME = Street Width (Curb to Curb) + 3 seconds for perception and reaction.
3.5 feet per second
The establishment of a school safety patrol operation at those locations that
cross maintained roads shall be warranted under the following conditions:
That the school crossing locations in question accommodate at least
20 school-age pedestrians per hour, for one hour each morning and one
hour each afternoon traveling to or from school; that the 85 percentile
vehicular speed is 35 miles per hour or less; and that there are not
more than two traveled lanes in each direction.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Where warrants for flashing yellow school signals are met school safety patrol
shall not be operated unless the flashing signal is installed.
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PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS
School pedestrian safety is not limited to crossing locations. Children are
often required to walk in or adjacent to the roadway in rural or suburban
areas where the speed and volume of traffic, sight distance and roadway width
leave little margin for human error.
Construction of a decomposed granite walkway at least four and one-half feet
wide and physically separated by a berm, rail, fence, etc. from the vehicular
roadway may be justified when the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. The roadway lies on the suggested safest route to school.
2. Road shoulders outside the traveled way are less than six (6) feet wide.
(Road shoulders are defined as that area, paved or unpaved, which begins
immediately beyond the outermost 12 foot lane).
3. More than 20 school children use the route while walking to and from school
and vehicular traffic exceeds 100 cars during each of the same two periods.
4. The school district has officially requested pedestrian walkway improvements
and is willing to share the cost of construction equally with the County
Department of Transportation.
5. Road right-of-way is adequate to construct the walkway.
Where a separate walkway is provided, facilities may be limited to one side
of the roadway. However, where a separate walkway is not provided pedestrians
must walk facing oncoming traffic.
This measure is a supplemental technique and not a traffic control device as
defined in the California Vehicle Code.
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SCHOOL AREA PARKING AND LOADING CONTROLS
GENERAL
Each school site should have appropriate traffic signs and curb zone markings
installed so as to provide adequate control for vehicle parking and loading
within the school ~rounds.
Requests for traffic investigation or for change in traffic control shall be
referred directly to the County Department of Transportation. Each school site
may be provided with the following types of signs and curb zone markings as
needed on roadways alon~ school fronta~e.
A. Time Limit Parkin~ Signs - of two hours or less on school days.
B. Prohibited Parking Signs - effective on school days.
Prohibition of parking along school frontage or school approaches
may be recommended to assure unrestricted sight distance for pedestrian
walkways, gates, unfenced school grounds and school entrances; to
provide space for passenger loading and freight loading; and to provide
an unrestricted walkway on a school approach.
1. "No Stopping," or "No Parking," or "No Stopping-Buses Excepted,
7 a.m. - 5 p.m."
2. Temporary Parking Prohibitions
Temporary parking restrictions at schools may be recommended in
accordance with general policies and, in addition, may be recommended
to provide for the movement of traffic during a school event generating
an unusually heavy volume where serious delay, congestion and accident
hazard would result if parking were permitted; provided that the
temporary restriction is recommended by the school official designated
and by the police or traffic department.
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C. Street Closures
Streets which cross or divide school property may be closed to through
traffic when necessary for the protection of persons attending the school.
(Requires Board of Supervisors approval.)
D. Temporary Street Closures
Temporary street closure permits for special school events must be
authorized by the County Department of Transportation.
E. Curb Zone Markin~s
Whenever local authorities enact local parking regulations and indicate them
by painting curbs only the following colors shall be used:
1. Green Curb Zones
Time limit parking is specified by local ordinance and shall be
effective upon such days and during such hours or times as may be
specified.
2. Yellow Curb Zones allowed for loading vehicles
3. Red Curb Zones
No stopping, standing, or parking is allowed whether the vehicle is
attended or unattended. Buses may stop in a red zone marked or sign
posted as a bus loading zone.
F. On Campus Traffic Controls
1. Orderly and effective regulation of vehicular and pedestrian movements
on and about school sites contributes significantly to a smooth,
efficient and safe traffic environment near schools. For this reason,
it is recommended that school administrators review their sites, using
the following list of recommended practices as a guide to improve their
traffic flow patterns. The effectiveness of a specific method used
depends a great deal on the nature of the school plant's physical
characteristics and its accessibility from adjacent roadways. However,
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complexities can arise that do not lend themselves to uniform solutions.
For these cases, school administrators are encouraged to seek the services
of professional traffic engineers.
2. Recommended Practices
a. Restrict the use and parking of bicycles, motorcycles, and motor vehicles
to specific locations that are separated by barrier or adequate distance
from playground areas, school bus loading zones, and where possible from
each other.
b. Establish standards for those students permitted to park private vehicles
(including bicycles) on school grounds.
c. Establish registration procedure at each school for student-operated
motorcycles and motor vehicles.
d. Arrange faculty parking facilities near student parking so that
supplementary supervision of student behavior is more readily available.
e. Prohibit student-operated bicycles, motorcycles and motor vehicles from
leaving campus without permission during regular school hours.
f. Prepare and distribute information to parents, school patrons, and students
concerning driving, parking, loading and unloading regulations in effect
at each school site.
g. Develop and maintain a student accident reporting system for on-site
incidents. Analysis of these statistics can produce valuable indicators
of problem areas and serve as the basis for remedial action.
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Adopted March, 1980
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ADULT CROSSIN G GUARDS
General
Adult crossing guards rray be utilized at designated school crossings when
certain oonditions are rret during hours when school children are required
to cross the street. 'The recaTJ:'ended pelicy for the assignrrent of adult
crossing guards applies only to school crossings serving elerrcntary school
children. This neasure is a sUDplc.'T'ent.:ll technique and not a traffic control
device as defined in the California Vehicle Cede.
An adult crossing guard !'By be considered as an CIDpr~riCItce trCIffic c;ontrol
llEasure at a school crossing when:
A. Special problems exist wher=y it is dcerccd nceccssary to
assist the children across a strceet, such CIS CIt ClD unusually
oomplicated intersectlon whcere L~erce ~e heavy vcehicular
turning llDveIIents and high vehicular speed.
B. A chanqe in the schcol crossing is irnincnt but present
oonditions reauire school crossing supe0Jision for a liw~ted
tirre and it is not feasil,le to install ClDothcer form of oontrol
for this temporary perloo.
C. 'The crosslng is on the "Suggested Route to School" as adopted
by the school.
D. 'The warrants for the installation of a school pedestrian signal
are not net.
Warrants
An adult crossing guard rray be used when the follONing conditions are
fulfilled:
A. 'The school district has agreed to supcervise the adult crossing
guard program. (Funds paid by a school district to an adult
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A&uLT crosSING GUARDS - Continued
crossing guard llI3.y be reimbursed to the school district
at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors).
B. There is no controlled intersection within 600 feet of the
location where a request for an adult crossing guard is
llI3.de. For the purpose of t.his wa=ant, a =ntrolled inter-
section is defined as:
1. An intersection controlled by either traffic signals
or stop signs on the street across which adult
crossing guards will be used.
2. An intersection where a pedestrian tunnel, bridge or
other adequate protection exists.
C. There are 350 vehicles and 40 elerrentary school-age
pedestrians per hour for each of any two-hours daily while
children are crossing to and fran school. When the 85th
percentile approach speed is greater than 40 MPH this
warrant is reduced to 300 vehicles and 30 elerrentary school-
age pedestrians.
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CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL-
SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS:
San Diego Office:
EI Cajon Office:
Oceanside Office:
296-6661
440-4303
757-1675
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-
Information: 565-5177
Traffic & Safety Section: 565-5662
OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS:
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