A refresher on school zone safety driving

Keeping a good thing going.

As students return to the classroom this year the valley has seen not seen any child-involved crashes in school zones.

((AD-LIB))NEW AT MIDDAY.KEEPING A GOOD THINGGOING.AS STUDENTS RETURN TO THECLASSROOM THIS YEAR-- THE VALLEYHAS SEEN NOT SEEN ANYCHILD-INVOLVED CRASHES IN SCHOOLZONES.WE WANT IT TO STAY THATWAY--SO IT NEVER HURTS TO GET AREFRESHER ON THE RULES OF THEROAD!13 ACTION NEWS TRAFFICANCHOR ZORA ASBERRY JOINS US NOWLIVE... FROM SPRING VALLEY HIGHSCHOOL WITH MORE.

ZORA?GOOD MORNING DAVE/KALYNA...SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY IS ONCE AGAINA CONCERN FOR PARENTS AFTERVALLEY STUDENTS HAVE OFFICIALLYGONE BACK TO SCHOOL...I’M LIVE AT SPRING VALLEY HIGHSCHOOL WITH SGT.

ZINK WITH CLARKCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE...AND BEFORE THE PANDEMIC...OURDISTRICT SAW 41 CHILDREN WHOWERE INVOLVED IN CAR-PEDESTRIANINCIDENTS...IN 2020, DURING IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION, CCSD SAW 41CHILDREN HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILECOMING OR GOING FROM SCHOOLCAMPUS.SO FAR, WE HAVE HAS ZEROCHILDREN-INVOLVED CRASHES INSCHOOL ZONES THIS YEAR.AS WE LOOK AHEAD INTO 2021,WHERE WE ARE SEEING IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION COME BACKFULL-FORCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE TOKEEP THAT STATISTIC AT ZERO.THREE RULES DRIVERS OFTEN IGNOREIN SCHOOL ZONES ARE:IF THERE ARE CHILDREN INSIDE THESCHOOL ZONE PERIMETERS, IF THESCHOOL ZONE LIGHTS ARE ON OR ITIS 30 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTERSCHOOL HOURS, IT IS CONSIDEREDAN ACTIVE SCHOOL ZONE.U-TURNS ARE NOT PERMITTED INSIDESCHOOL ZONES.

DRIVERS MUSTCONTINUE THROUGH THE SCHOOLZONE, AND ONCE THEY ARE OUT OFTHE ZONE, THEY MAY FLIP LEGALLYFLIP A U-TURN AT THE NEXTPERMITTING INTERSECTION.THE SPEED LIMIT INSIDE A SCHOOLZONE IS DETERMINED BY THESLOWEST VEHICLE IN THE ZONE.

IFA CAR NEXT TO YOU IS GOING 5MPHBELOW THE POSTED SCHOOL ZONELIMIT, YOU MUST ALSO DRIVE ATTHAT RATE.

IT IS ILLEGAL TO PASSANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE INSIDE ASCHOOL ZONE.THERE WILL BE INCREASED EFFORTSFROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, CCSDPOLICE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOMAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFEAS THEY RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM.HOWEVER, IT IS UP TO US AS ACOMMUNITY TO DO OUR PART TO KEEPSCHOOL ZONES SAFE BY CHECKINGYOUR SPEED, FOCUSING ON THE ROADBY ELIMINATING DISTRACTIONS ANDREMEMBERING LIVES ARE ALWAYS ONTHE LINE.THANK YOU SGT ZINK FOR YOURHELPFUL INFORMATION AND TIPS...ALL OF THIS A GOOD REMINDER TOBE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND CAREFULAROUND SCHOOL ZONES...REPORTING LIVE...FROM SPRINGVALLEY HIGHZORA ASBERRY THIRTEEN ACTI