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Revisions to Part 7 – Traffic Control for School Areas

Updates to traffic control in school areas include new signage, symbols, and operating procedures for crossing guards to ensure student safety. Compliance deadline is December 31, 2011.

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Revisions to Part 7 – Traffic Control for School Areas

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  1. Revisions to Part 7 – Traffic Control for School Areas

  2. Deletion of material from Part 7 • Sections 7A.05 through 7A.10 • Sections 7C.02 through 7C.06 covered in Chapter 3B • Chapter 7D – Signals • Student patrols in existing Chapter 7E • Chapter 7F – Grade-Separated Crossings

  3. Use of minimum size of school signs • Application of the minimum sizes only where traffic volumes are low and speeds are 30 mph or lower

  4. FYG color required for allschool warning signs

  5. New plaques for school area signing Existing school area signs New plaque designs

  6. New symbol sign to replace the S3-1 word message sign S3-1

  7. New sign to warn of school bus turnaround locations S3-2

  8. Warning of school zone in close proximity to an intersection S1-1 W16-6P

  9. New figure illustrating higher fines school zone without a school crossing Flexibility to post as a BEGIN HIGHER FINES ZONE sign or as a plaque below the School Zone sign

  10. New signs for higher fines school zones + R2-10 R2-11 S5-3 R2-6P S5-2

  11. END SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT or END SCHOOL ZONE sign required at end of reduced school speed limit zone

  12. New figure illustrating higher fines school zone with a school speed limit

  13. Schoolchildren symbol may be used on in-street signs at school crossings R1-6b R1-6c

  14. Overhead pedestrian crossing signs with schoolchildren symbols may be used at unsignalized school crossings

  15. Operating procedures for adult crossing guards changed from recommended to required • Shall not direct traffic in the usual law enforcement regulatory sense • Shall pick opportune times to create a sufficient gap in traffic flow • Shall stand in roadway • Shall use a STOP paddle

  16. Adult school crossing guards and law enforcement personnel performing school crossing supervision must wear Class 2 high-visibility apparel • Compliance date December 31, 2011

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