Editorial: School is in session; slow down in school zones
The Back to School Picnic hosted by Williams Elementary-Middle School Principal Rachel Savage was enjoyed by many Thursday evening. It was refreshing to see students and parents interacting and becoming acquainted with teachers and school staff in a relaxed setting. This was the first time such an event has been offered to students and parents, and we hope it is not the last.
School is officially in session and we all must slow down in school zones. The Williams Police Department will be monitoring school zones heavily and will be citing anyone exceeding the speed limit in school zones.
The maximum speed from the first sign to the last sign in a school zone is 15 mph.
School zones are clearly marked with a permanent five-sided sign on the side of roadways. These signs warn drivers that children may be crossing at any time. Portable signs placed in the center of roadways must be obeyed. Passing another vehicle while in a school crossing zone is prohibited.
According to the National Safety Council, one third of the 90,000 pedestrians killed or injured annually are school-aged children. Many of these children were hit within a school zone. Let's do all we can to keep our children safe. Slow down in school zones.
- Driver identified in fatal accident on Perkinsville Road Sept. 19
- Latest Tik Tok challenges causing problems for Williams Unified School District
- Search at Grand Canyon turns up remains of person missing since 2015
- Plane wreckage and human remains found in Grand Canyon National Park
- Pumpkin Patch Train departs Williams starting Oct. 5
- Update: Man missing in Grand Canyon National Park hike found alive
- Receding water levels at Lake Powell reveal missing car and driver
- Man sentenced for attack on camper at Perkinsville
- Column: Lumber prices expected to stay high through 2022
- Elk rut season in Grand Canyon: What you need to know
SUBMIT FEEDBACK
Click Below to: