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Home My WebLink About1986-11-03; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Request for additional painted crosswalks and an adult crossing guard at the Intersection of El Camino Real/Kelly Drive and Kelly Drive/Hillside Drive!CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: November 3, 1986 ITEM NO.D-3 LOCATION: Intersection of El Camino Real/Kelly Drive and intersection of Kelly Drive/Hillside Drive INITI"ATED BY: Thomas K. Brierley, Ed.D., District Superinten- dent, Carlsbad Unified School District BACKGROUND: The following items have been requested by the Board of Trustees of the Carlsbad Unified School District (see attached letters): 1. Paint a crosswalk on El Camino Real on the north side of the intersection of Kelly Drive. 2. Paint a crosswalk on Kelly Drive on the west side of the intersection of Hillside Drive. 3. Station a crossing guard at the intersection of El Camino Real and Kelly Drive. 4. Install "ND STOPPING" signs on El Camino Real and Kelly Drive. DATA: When school opened on September 8, 1986 there was a problem with NCTD bus drivers dropping school children off at the bus stop on the northerly side of El Camino Real at Kelly Drive, thus requiring the children to cross El Camino Real. Officer Shipley spoke with the Principal of Kelly School who informed him that the problem is now eliminated and children get off the bus at the Tamarack Avenue intersection and cross El Camino Real with the benefit of a crossing guard at that location. A painted crossw·alk is not required on El Camino Real at Kelly Drive. TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: November 3, 1986 Continued ITEM NO.D-3 The purpose of a marked crosswalk is to inform drivers of a high pedestrian flow or an unusual crossing location, and to guide pedestrians by providing a marked area in which to cross. By legal definition, there are three or more unmarked crosswalks at every intersection. The City does not normally install a marked crosswalk at an intersection approach where more restrictive traffic control devices are in use such as traffic signals, stop signs and yield signs. However, a crosswalk may be marked at a controlled intersection if an unmarked crosswalk would not be clearly discernable due to peculiar geometrics or other unusual physical conditions. Marked crosswalks tend to cregte a false sense of security on the part of the pedestrian, by causing pedestrians to assume they "have an absolute right-of-way." Recognizing that painted lines do not constitute a traffic barrier, crosswalks cannot be reasonably expected to provide any special degree of pedestrian safety. A study by the City of San Diego has demonstrated that, in general, pedestrians are more likely to being struck by an auto within a marked crosswalk then within an unmarked crosswalk. Crosswalks should be marked only where there is evidence that the advantages clearly offset a potential increase in hazard, which is not the case at the intersection of El Camino Real and Kelly Drive. A painted crosswalk at the intersection of Kelly Drive west of Hiilside Drive would be at a location of an uncontrolled crossing (no stop sign or traffic signal). Pedestrian counts at this intersection were taken and a·re attached. A cross- walk located at the intersection of Kelly Drive with Park Drive, approximately 750 feet south of Hillside Drive, is controlled by a stop sign. Depending upon the direction they are walking from school, children should be encouraged to cross Kelly Drive at this location or cross Kelly Drive at El Camino Real utilizing the traffic signal. They should not cross illegally at mid-block, with or without an adult, as was observed. For reasons stated above, it is recommended that no crosswalk be painted on Kelly Drive west of Hillside Drive. TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: November 3, 1986 Continued ITEM NO.Q.::l A one-hour pedestrian count each for the morning and after- noon was taken at the intersection of El Camino Real and Kelly Drive (attached) during the time school children were going to or from school. Kelly Drive has a curb to curb width of 64-feet. Turning movements through the intersection were recorded also. Pedestrian volumes were extremely low. At this location, attached warrants are not met for adult crossing guards. ''NO STOPPING" signs are erected to indicate no stopping zones where the beginning and end of the prohibition is not other- wise indicated. Since there is currently no indication of parking prohibition, these signs could be installed easterly of the bus stop on the corner of Kelly Drive and El Camino Real to the Country Gardener Store to discourage stopping along El Camino Real. Installing the signs on Kelly Drive where parking is currently allowed in the parking lane would confuse the motorist, therefore the ''NO PARKING'' signs should not be installed on Kelly Drive. RECOMMENDATION: The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that the request for additional painted crosswalks and an adult crossing guard be denied. "NO STOPPING" signs are recom- mended for installation on El Camino Real from the bus stop to the Country Gardener Store and no signs to be installed on Kelly Drive. NECESSARY COUNCIL ACTION: Funds will have to be appropriated by the City Council for an adult crossing guard, if one is recommended. No Council action is required for crosswalks or ''NO STOPPING'' signs. Unified School District 801 Pine Avenu~. Carlsbad, California 92008 729-9291 "Excellence In Education" BOARD OF TRUSTEES JAMES McCORMICK President JOE ANGEL Vice President JOHN J. MAMAUX Clerk JULIANNE L NYGAARD Member ). EDWARD SWITZER, JR. Member DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THOMAS K. BRIERLEY. Ed.D. • Superintendent SUSAN·HARUMI BENTLEY Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services JOHN H. BLAIR Business Manager GERALD C. TARMAN Director Personnel Services K.C. DUNLAP Manager f ac i 1i ties/Services September 15, 1986 John C. Fuller, Chairperson Traffic Commission City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 Dear Mr. Fuller: CITY OF CARLS6.iD ENG!IIE~RING DEPARTMEN1 At the September 10, 1986 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Carlsbad Unified School District, I was instructed to write to the Traffic Commission advising members of a serious problem in the area of Kelly Elementary School. Because of the transportation of some students on the North County Transit District (NCTD) buses, elementary school children are hav- ing to cross El Camino Rea-1 in order to get to school. This is done without benefit of a crossi.ng guard or crosswalks. In point- ing out this potentially dangerous situation, the Board requested that 1) a crosswalk be painted on El Camino Real on the north side of the intersection of Kelly Drive, 2) a crosswalk be painted on Kelly Drive on the west side of the. intersection of Hillside Drive, and 3) a crossing guard be stationed at the intersection of El Camino Real and Kelly Drive. We realize that some of the problems have been created by the NCTD bus stops; therefore, we are asking NCTD to study moving the bus • stops closer to Tamarack and El Camino Real in order to provide a more safe street crossing situation. We would appreciate consideration of this request and look forward to .hearing from you. • If there is additional information neces- sary, please do not hesitate to call the Superintendent's Office or the office of John Blair,,Business Manager. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, ~/.) Thomas K. Brierley, Ed.D. District Superintendent aw Distinguished School Board Award 1984,. United States Department of Education Unified School District 801 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008 729-9291 "Excellence In Education" BOARD OF TRUSTEES JAMES McCORMICK President JOE ANGEL Vice President JOHN J. MAMAUX Clerk JULIANNE L NYGAARD Member J. EDWARD SWITZER, IR. Member DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THOMASK. BRIERLEY. Ed.D. Supermtendent SUSAN-HARUMI BENTLEY Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services JOHN H. BLAIR Business Mana~er GERALD C. TARMAN Director Personnel S!!rvices K.C. DUNLAP Manager Fac·i I ities/St'rvices October 10, 1986 Frank Aleshire Carlsbad City Manager 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Aleshire: ~ O'IBSlll'I:> ~O AJ.IJ 986! 91180 CTUI3DW At the October 8, 1986 meeting of the Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees, it was recommended that the district endorse the idea of having the city install "no stopping" signs on El Camino Real in the area south of the intersection of Kelly Drive. 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Adult Crossing Guard 10-08 10--08,l General Adult Crossing Guards are a supplemental tech- nique and not a traffic control device. They may be assigned (CVC 2815) at designated school crossings, to assist elementary school pedestrians at specified hours when going to or from school. The following suggested policy for their assignment applies only to crossings serving elementary school pedestrians on the "Suggested Route to School." An Adult Crossing Guard should be considered when: 1. Special problems exist which make it necessary to assist elementary school pedestrians in cross- ing the street, such as at an unusually complicat- ed intersection with frequent turning move- ments and high vehicular speeds; or 2. A change in the school crossing location is immi- nent but prevailing conditions require school crossing supervision for a limited time and it is infeasible to install another form of control for a temporary period. 10--08.2 Warrant, for Adult Cro11ing Guards Adult Crossing Guards normally are assigned where official supervision of elementary school pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public highway on the "Suggested Route to School", and at least 40 elementary school pedestrians for each of any two hours daily use the crossing while going to or from school. Adult crossing guards may be war- ranted under the following conditions: 1. At uncontrolled crossings where there is no al- temate controlled crossing within 600 feet; and a. In urban areas where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 in each of any two daily hours during which 40 or more school pede- strians cross while going to or from school; or b. In rural areas where the vehicular traffic vol- ume exceeds 300 in each of any two daily hours during which 30 or more school pede- strians cross while going to or from school. Whenever the critical approach speed ex- ceeds 40 mph, the warrants for rural areas should be applied. 2. At stop sign controlled crossings: a. Where the vehicular traffic volume on undi- vided highways of four or more lanes exceeds 500 per hour during any period when the school pedestrians are going to or from school. 3. At traffic signal--eontrolled crossings: a. Where the number of vehicular turning movements through the school crosswalk ex- ceeds 300 per hour while school pedestrians are going to or from school. b. Where there are circumstances not nor- mally present at a signalized intersection, such as crosswalks more than 80 feet long with no intermediate refuge, or an abnor- mally high proportion of large commercial vehicles. Pedestrian Separation Structures 10-09 10-09. l General Pedestrian Separation Structures eliminate vehic- ular-pedestrian conflicts but are necessarily limited to selected locations where the safety benefits clearly balance the public investment. Separation structures are supplemental techniques for providing school pedestrian safety and are not traffic control devices. 10-09.2 Warrant• Pedestrian Separation Structures should be consid- ered where the following conditions are fulfilled. 1. The prevailing conditions that require a school pedestrian crossing must be sufficiently perma- nent to justify the separation structure; and 2. The location must be on the "Suggested Route to School" at an uncontrolled intersection or midblock location along a freeway, expressway or major arterial street where the width, traffic speed and volume make it undesirable for pede- strians to cross; and / /