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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-04-04; City Council; 705; School Pedestrian Safety Policies and Warrants.. 'r ll E C I T 1' 0 F C A R L S B A .A-, ,.J . -, A~cnda Bill Nq. ~ •Referred To: Subject: ,, ·schoo 1 Pedestrian Sa·fe .:i• Policies and Warrants C Ii LI R-o-1 F O R N I A Date: April 4, 1972 Supmi tted By:. Traffic Safety Commission . Sta tcment of the :-fa ttar '" In an ef,ort to standardi?e proceaures reg~rding the establishment of Tr~ffiq safety devices in the vicinity of schools, a countywide ad hoc comIOittee wa~ established .by the Board of .supervisors to a.raft model policies and-warrants. The composition of the ad hoc C0mmittee is sttown on attached • Exhibit 11 111 • • • • • The school pedestrian safei:y poiicie 0 s•.and warrants drarted by the ad hoc Ccmntittee have· been ~eviewed by tqe Traffic. Safety Co111mission. The Commission recom~ends. that they be adop~ed by the'City Council. The School Distr~ct adopted ~hem on March 13; 1972. · • · The"policies and-warrants e~tablish respons~bil~ties petw~en the School.District ~nd the tr~ffic agency for matters pertaining-to Sdhool p·eaestrian safety •. They establish.:a procedure. for• reviewing ·needs ~nd. recommending specific safety·measures.. ·, The staff concurs with~the Trarfie Safety Commission recommend~tion. • • J • • Exhibit •. 1) Listing of .San Dieg~/Cou_nty schoai: ·Pedestrian Safet,Y Committee. . 2)· Resolution No._ 11/7'6 . , adopting, e.stablishing and promolgating warrant"s to pe ·usea .for the. purpose of pr.:itecting students going to and from scnool .and for 0 the placement of traffic control devices near schools. . ' Staff P.cco~mendations Adopt Resolution No._jf7(? .. :. . • .. ... ... .. .. ... \ ·I I ·I I I . ~ I 1 ---' -l' V - .-. Data: April 4, 1972 ... . City Manager's Racommendation Concur. Council 0 Action I. 4..,4.,72 Rasolution fll978 was adopte-d, adopting, establishing and promulgating .i warrants to be used for the purpose o·f .protecting s.tudents -going to '· and from school and ~or the placement of traffic.control devices neilr sr.hools. . ,. -2- I j l j 1 I .. I •• c.;ARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHO'OL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY POLICIES AND WARRANTS March 13, 1972 J . ' l I ... ,. Adopting, Establishing and Promulgating 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 Resolution No. 21-7172 March 13, 1972 The Board of Trustees of the Carlsbad Unified School District do enact as follows: On mntion of .Jy!ernber Scherr the following resolution is adopted: , Seconded by Member Kelly WHEREAS, in the opinion of this Board of Trustees the problem of school pedestrian safety' i!:> jointly the responsibility of parents, school .organizations, law c;:nforcement agencies arid local government, as well as the responsibility of drivers and pedestrians; and WHEREAS, in the opinion of this Board of Trustees the active and fiscal participation of all who are morally and legally responsible for pedestrian safety should be involved in proposed solutions to the problem of providing safe passage for school pedestrians. NOW THEREFORE, this Board of Trustees does hereby RESOLVE that: The following policies relative to but not limited to 1. Safety Advisory Committees 2. Signs and Markings 3. Flashing Yellow School Signal 4. School Area Traffic Signal · ontrols 5. School Safety Patrol 6. Adult Crossing Guards 7. Pedestrian Separation Structures 8. fedestrian Walkways 9. School Area Parking and loading Controls are adopted as its official policies relating to school pedestrian safety. .... 1 Resolution No. 2 I_.7172 March 13, 1972 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Carlsbad Unified School District of San Diego County, Callfornia this 13th day of March, 1972, by the following vote:· Ayes: Members Swirsky, Packard, Kelly, Wes tree, Scherr. Noes: None. Absent: None. SigJ"\ed: BOARD OF TRUSTEES .• -CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ·•President __ ~~:.,_Q.--)~,~~----~~- Paul S. S~~ ':Vice President ~21-1-,d(,,c': ;Z£<4( / Ron~M Packar~ • Clerk U/ , L ff.ta'-/if{ W. Allan Kelly ,,, Member i \ r:.f.e. A./ Ida M. Wes tree Executive Secretary 2 . •' 1 l----------- 1 . ' SCHOOL SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE POLICY There is need to provide in each school d!strlc;t ;:in or13anizat!on b}• means of which the school district can be responsibly involved in and by means of which requests for safety controls and action may be coordinated within and betw_een the public and the public agencies concerned with the safety of children on their way to antj from school. This measure is a supplemental technique and not a traffic control device as defined in the California Vehicle ' Code, In order to provide a responsible organizatio~al structure, it is the policy of the Board of Trustees of the Carlsbad Unified School District to encourage .within the geographic limits of its jurisdiction: (1) _assignment ~f traffic sa;':'ety responsibilities for school children to a competent staff member; and (2) organization of a school safety advisory committee to appropriately and adequately serve the ·needs of the public schools. .Such staff member and safety a_?visory committee should serve the needs of all of the schools wl.thin the district. When the advisory committee structure is used, the committee should be composed of governmental and school district authorities who have the responsibility and authority to initiate and provide programs and projects. Representatives from the city and school district should be the official members. Membership should consist of chief of police, city ~affic engineer, a representative from the Carlsbad Association of PTA's, a representative of the superintendent's office, and a representative from the traffic safety commission. 1. GENERAL The duties of staff members and the committee should be to guide and coordinate all activities connected with the school traffic safety program •. These include the following: 3 j 1 1 I r ,-----------.......-----.-------~-...---...,..-r-------::r,--------~-----------,,----.-.--,-,....,,....---· a. Establish policies and procedures. b. Review and approve the various phases of the school traffic safely program. c. lteceive ! review and h;-,nd \e complaints and requests. d. Establish recommended p:-!:,rities for proposed improvement projects. e. Promote good publ/.\1 relations • . f. Take immediate acthr, through appropriate rnsponsible agencies to correct emergency sc!:ool traffic safety prcblems. g. The County Superintender.'z of Schools office should coordinate with all safety committees to establish uniform practices of school pedestrian safety throughout the county. 2 •. SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITY Each kind~rgarten :. ele_mentary, Junior high and high school' should develop a suggested "safest route to school" plan. The "suggested safest route to school" is defined a~ a plan developed by the school and traffic safety officials responsible for school pedestrian safety. It consists of a simple map showing streets, the school, existing traffic controls and established school routes to be used by children enroute to and from school. a. The plan should be designed to provide a m!lximum of protection for the children. It should take advantage of existing traffic controls, and the children should be required to walk somewhat longer distances to avoid locations that may be a considered risk. b. School children should be instructed by the schools and parents on the suggested use and purpose '?f the "safest route to school" plan. The "safest re~ 'e to school" plan need not be limited to strictly school use but sho1.1!d be encouraged f~r all pedestrian travel. c. Frequent field checks should be made to determine whether the suggested "safest routes" are being properly used. Special 4 attention should be given to unsafe activities of school children, failure to use the routes, need for speed limit enforcement, ·trimming of weeds, trees or bushes that obscure vision. Special -arrangernents should be made to keep pavement markings in good legible condition. Additionally, review and recommend improve- ments for the loading and unloading of students from buses and pdvate vehicles. Parking problems should be made known to the school administration. d. The "safest route to school" plan should be reviewed by each school annually to determine the need for revision and updating. Problems about pedestrian safety on the approaches to the school raised by parents and qthers :3hall be referred to the local principal for review and. transmission to the appropriate staff person or when appropriate to the school safety advisory committee chairman. Public agencies who must be involved shall be contacted by the school administration or by the school district in those cases where financial participation br· the school district is necessary in the solution. 3. ROAD TRAFFIC AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY During the development of the "safest rout~ to school" plan, there wlll be circumstances which will require a route to cross a major street er other traffic hazard. At these locations the Road Traffic Agency will apply a uniform procedure of study and analysis so that it wlll be possible to make recom.aenda- tlons and assign priorities for the application of traffic control devlces. The a~alysis of the need for some form of special protection for a school crossing depends upon the following two assumptions: a. The maximum delay a chlld should be expected to accept should be no greater than that which would be experienced if a traffic control ~ignal, timed so as to provide an adequate crossing interval, were located at the crossing under study. s 7 b. Some form of device is essential when the number of adequate gaps in the traffic stream during the period the children are using the crosswalk is l~ss than the number of minute~ in that same period of time. That is, gaps less frequent than one per minute represent a situation th::}t may require some rorm of warning or control device or measure. Information developed from field studies and measured against the various traffic control device warrants will determine the type of protective measure that will be physically Installed or es~ablished at the crossing. Generally, the policy for the installation of these devices is as follows: (1) School pedestrian non-control measures (a) Types available Signs and markings Flashing signals Pedestrian walkways Variable speed zones (b) The above devices w!ll be installed at those school locations wherein the conditions of traffic, i.e., speed, volume, street width, and vehicle gap, having been reviewed by an engineering survey, are found to: 1) Produce f-i:.quent anci adequate vehicle gaps. such that pedestrians may· safely cross the streat without additional controls.being. present. 2) The unobstructed sight distance to the crosswalk is more than that shown for speeds indicated: 25 mph 170 feet 30 mph 200 eet 6 , ... -,, 35 mph 40 mph 235 feet 275 feet (2) School pedestrian traffic control measures and dev!ces (a) Types available Adult crossing guard Pedestrian grade separation School safety patrol Separated walkways Stop intersection Traffic signal system (b) The foregoing control measures and devices are to be considered when the conditions of traffic exceed those ·conditions listed under warning devices (non-co~trol measures). Policies regarding Signs and Markings, Flashing Yellow School Signal, School Area Traffic Signal Controls, School Safety Patrol, Adult Crossing Guards, Pedestrian Safety Structures and School Area Parkbg and Loading Conttols shall be as s.tated in the State of California Traffic Manual, Chapter 10. 7 'r \ r'- '-· C '-- 10-3 >:C"'-===·-ci==c..,rr:.,-:.n=:=:=::m::,.==!·:..:-:::==.:-:a:=======•~=::::a:.:=<====· .. ns.z===-=="'==.,===·ai==:i,-r:::s::sz=•::r:=,•.,,-::.,.,,_q July, 1?71 These coa:i·,il mc:\,lll\':.. and J.:,·ic,•s arc to bc con- sidcrc,l wJ:,,:: the co:itli::..;i:-; of t:·.:i:lc ex.::ccd thoiic con<litiom; lbt.?J 1:11,:,•r :101:-..:0:ia·ol ml?asurcs. 10-03,S c;t!,' c:-Cc:.:::~:, ?c~~!it:-~-::n S::~~!y A;,pocls Commlifoo A spechil school pNlc,;tri,m ~afcty committee may be Ol"f!'.t!n!z"'d ;:s an app-?nls connnittc~ to rc\·fo,v a1!d ri:co:,nncnd a cour;c oi action for special school p1·ob- 1P.ms that cannot be rc:!oh-ccl throu:;h csmblishcd n-:-o- r.cclureii This committl!e would be pcrman.?ntly con- stitut~d by :i:c City Council 01· Board of SuperYisor.s and slrnll meet on call oi it.:; chairman. This commit- tee would be sep,1rate anti distinct from the school safety aciYisory committees. Its function will be to act as an ''appeals .?ommittce" to review problems that cannot be soh·ed thl'ou:;:h established procedures nncl to 1·ccommend nction to the City Council or I3o::rd of Supe!'\·i,ors. :.'lfon:bcr~hip i.honld be com- po:;~d of a 1·c;>re,en:.,~i\'I! fn,,., ~~ch of fr.e follcwin~: 1. C:t.r or County Safety .A<Mso:·y Committee 2. City or County Superintendent's of Schools Ofnce 3. Policy .\.gency (Trai"r.c) -1. Distl'ict or Council PT.A (,\ppropriate parer.t group) 5. County School ,\.dministrators ,\ssoeiation 6. 'l'rar.ie Engineering Agency 7. Automobile Club S. Safety Council 9. County Sheriff 10. Others as necessary Signs and Nlc:rkings 10-04 10-04,1 Si5ns-Gcncral ~\.11 traffic signs used at schools, school crossh:g, or crossi~gs used by school chiidrcn shull be oi perma- nent ·type and in conformance with foe design speci- fications of the D~?artmem o: Public Wor:,s, State of California, as published in the Stnti! of California Di- vision of IIighw:iys' Trafile :\fanu,ll. ~on-uniform signs arc prohibited and shall not be installed. Port- able signs, except hand-held school safety patrol crossing signs, are not permitted within the roadway. WhelleYer a diridcd hi:;hway has a center median of sufncicnt width, signs should be located in the median as well as on the right. 10•0~.2 Sta .. clarcl Slgns Standard school si:;ns (see Figure 10-2) include: l. School Symbol Sign-W63 (to establish a legal school zone) . Use this sign in adYance of all schools where the schocl or the school grounds arc conti:;uous to the hig.hw.iy, except where pedestrians are ex- cluded from the highway. Erect in ad\'ance of the school property, bound- ary, crosswalk, or nearest point oi access to the school ground. The W65 SCHOOL plate is used as a supple- mental plntc beneath the WG3 for educational purposes. It may also be used with the R2 SPEED LDHT sign to indic:ite the speed limit in n school zone. If used with the R2, either a code Ril WIIEX FLASIIIXG or n code R72 WIIE:_li CHIT.DRE~ .\RE PRESEXT will be used be::c:,th r::e R2 (see Fi~urc 10-2). 2. Schoo! :Z::s-£!::.p ,:oo :i't.-Vle•i Thi! Wu•l si:m may be .iscd to giYc :i.dY.iucc not:cc of M:l:1,ul. bus stojls :it locations whc:-.i sight di,mu:cc :o :;::d1 ~tops h 1c~s th,m 200 feet, and they h:we been app:·o,·ed by the C:iliiorni:t Hig-h- way l':1trol, :1s pl'<,Yiclcu in Sce:tion 2:!.30-! of the Vehie:le Coclc. 'rhe diwmce shown on the sign can be adju~tcd to fit individual conditions. Erect on the rigl1t, sufficiently far in ad.,·ance, of the bus stop to be visible to approachin:; traffic in tima to make a stop ii necessary. 3. School Xing S;r-ibol Sign-W66 ?lfay be installed at crosswalks which ara used predominantly by school children :;oing to and from school. Erect in advance of the crosswalk. The SCHOOL XrnG plate, W66A is used with the W66 for .educational purposes. (Sec fi:;urc 10-2). 10-04,3 Pcvomcn~ Markin9s-Gcnorc:I PaYcment markings consist oi crosswalks, limit lines and leg(:nds. Crosswalks Crosswalks shall be established o:::v wher!' neces- sary to safely channelize pedestrians ·and shall con- sist of two parallel 12-inch wide stripes completely across the ror.dway. Xormnlly, these stripes should be a minimum of ten feet apa:-t. Wl1crc there are paved ,valkways on both sides of the strl'et, no mid-block crossing ,,hall be established within 600 feet of an intersection. ·. Crossw,1lks sho.,ld bP. marked at all locations on established safe routes to school wi1ere there is ma- terial conflict between vehicles ,md students erossin:; or where students ~cdd not otherwise recognize the proper place to cross. The color of crosswalks shall be ye!lo,v ,vhen con- tiiuous to school grounds and m:iy be yellow if within 1,rno foit of th.:l school grounds, as provided hy the Cnliforni:1 Ychicie Code. The color oi oti:er mar!,cd pcc<?strian crosswalks shall be white. Pedestrian cross- w.1lks can be c;;:ablishcd near school:i for student tr.i.ining purpose:;. St:md:ird school pa,·ement markings shnil be estab- lished at every location where an o:r.cial school ;iatrol is in operation nnd sh~il include a limit line in ad- vance oi tile school cro:¼ walk. 10-4 Jwly, 1971 s== Limit Lines Limit li1:cs shall ordimrily be pail:tcd white ,md shall be not less than 12 inches wide. Certain juris- dictiolls mny elect to use the same color as the cross- walk. . Where there is 110 crossw:i.lk, the yellow SCHOOL m:irking shall be used to augment the W63 school symbol sign. LEGE.YDS 1. "SLOW SC3:00L XIN'G" Legend The pavement marking legend "SLOW SCHOOL XING" is required in advance of all Traffic Manual r-=n:c:::nr-:cr::ra:n:-n:::rrr::::::,rr::rcncm::::,r ::xnar:::r:::-re:• ~chool cro~sll'alks, except in advance of a stop &ign, yidd sign, ot· trn:ilc si:,nnl. 'l'l:c legend shall be in each approach lane or lanes, aud the word "XING" shall be at least 100 feet from the crosswalk. (Sec figuN 10-1) 2. "SCHOOL" Lcgc::d Where there is no crosswalk, the yellow SCHOOL m,1rking shall be used to augmer.t the W63 school symbol sign. flas:,ing YeJlow School Signals. 10-05 10-05,1 Ger.oral The use of yellow flashing signals will be limited to functions of ad\·aucc w:u·ning and will not be used to confrol traffic at school crossings. They may be in- stalled only at locations where school signing and markings are warranted. The.R2 speed limit sign may be displayed with the flashing yellow school signal. If' tile R2 :s used in this manner, the W65 SCHOOL plate and the R71 W!IEX FL,\SIII:KG plate shall also be displayed. Figure 10-3 shows this arrangement. The governin,. board of any school district shall initiate the rcq;est for a 11ashing signal installation in accordance with Section 21373 of the California V cbicle Code. 10-05.2 Wcrrcnts The installation of a flashing yellow signal may be warranted as an advance warning device ior a school crossing under the following conditions: , l. The sel1ool crossing is located 011 the suggested safest route and there arc at least -10 school-age pedestrians during each of any two hours at an uncontrolled intersection or mid-block location at least 600 feet from the nearest controlled cross- in". \The definition of a controlled crossing is on~ at which stop signs, traffic Si:,! ials or adult guards arc functioning.) 2. The veliicular volume at the crossing csceeds 200 vehicles per hour for urban conditions or 140 vehicles per hour in rural area during the times children .are going to and from school for any purpose. A flashing yellow signal shall operate only when a sc}1ool croesing l?roblcm _exists (go- in"' to and from school or dm·mg special events), and such signal shall be controlled by a time clock or actuated by a pushbutton or key. In ad- dition, at least one of the following will always be rcqui:cd: A. 'l'he critical approach speed of traffic ei.ceeds 35 miles per hour. B. Approach visibility of the crossing is perma- nently restricted to less than the required safe stopping sight distance for the prevailing speed of traffic. Required Safe Critical ,Ip preach Stcppi11q Siqhl Speed Di31a,1cc 30 mph.·------·------------------·--~~ ft. -10 m1>h--------·-----·-·----------··--•-> ft. SO mph---·---··-----·-------------··3;;0 ft. SC:,ool Area 1rC1~:: Si9noJ Cor.t:-ols JO-Oo 10-06.1 General When correctly designed and operated the traffic signal is nu effective device for alternately assigning the right of way at au :atcrscction. Il can accomplish its purpose oi promoting the safe and orderly move- ment of tt·.i:::c, both vehicular and pedestrian. Con- trary to cor.mon belief, however, i.ignal control docs not auto1,iatically rcd1:cc delay and increase safety. Their ilid i.,crimi1:alc a1,z1licalio11 <::umot be rce:om- mc,~ded since unju:;ti:lcd, ill-a<l\"iscd signal controls lead to imcnt:on::I \0 :,i>lation, incrca:;cd hazard, un- neccs~:iry delay 1111d divcr~iou to lcl>S dci.irable altcr- nnte routes. 10-0.S.2 Warra~ts for Schcol Arca 5i5r.als When it become:; nccc~sary to c:.:tcnd or create adc- quate gaps in the flow oi traffic to permit pedestrian crossing opportunities and no other controlled cro_ss- inrr is available within GOO feet, signals shall be lll• st;lled when the following warrants nre met: · 1. Urban Conditions 500 v~hic:lcs and 100 school-age pedestrians. for each of any two hours daily while children arc cro,sing to or from school; or 500 \'chicles per hour for each of any two hours while children arc c1·ossing to ur from school, ar.d a minimum total of 500 school-a:;c pcdi?s• t1·ians during the entire day. 2. Rural Conditions (70% of Urb:i.n V/arr:i.nts) 3j0 vehicles and 70 scl1ool-age pedestrians per .. -I ' \_ ,1 l Traffic Manual hour <lm·:n;:-,•a~h of :mr t\ro hours cl.iily while chil,!1·,•n a:·~ going to and from school; or 3:i0 whi,•I,•;; 11,•1· hom· for each of any two hours while c-i,:!drca :.:·<! c1·o""inc: to or from s~!iool :mci a minimum total of 330 scl 1<1ol-agc pedestrians c1uring the ·~mil·,• day. When criti,•al -approach speed exceeds -!fl mph or app1·onch visibility is less than the required s,,fu stopping si~ht distance for prevailini critical speed, rural w,1rrnnts should be applied. . ~\.dditional factors that must be considered when traffic signals are inst,,llcd at school Cl'05Sings: A. _-\.t no time shall the traffi(l si 6nal ,be dark. B. Pedestrian "walk-don't walk" signals shall be 10-5 e=r ...,,..:i=•-July, 1971 exhibited fot· all c1-o:.. w.tlk~ at t1·affic :.ignnl:; that arc on the safl'st route to i.chool. C. Traffi.: i.i,;::al;; may he at mid-bloc:k locations wh,m ju,,:il1cd iJy unu:-.ual ci1·cu111,,1ancc~. D. In the c\·ent nn intersection is i.ignalir.ccl undc1· this \\',1r1·:111t io1· :;c:hool peclestl'iam, only, the entit·c intersc<:tion must he signnlir.cd to accom- modate Yehic:ul::1· lllO\'ell'ellts. E. Spcd,tl exclush·c pedestrian, phn~cs :.houl<l be provided when there is a material conflict of turning \'eliicles with pedestrians. F. Trame signals placed under this warrant shall be traffic actuated according to the cbign stand- ards of the Uniform )fau'Jal on Traffic Control Devices. Schou/ Safoty Pa:rol 10-07 10•07.l General Tl1e school safety patrol has a definite place as a method to aid school-,1ge pedestrians in crossing st:eets near ~chools. Thi;; measure is a suppicmcnt:il teclmio 1e and not a traffic control device as defined in the ~aliiornia Vehicle. Code. ·Caiifor11ia Ad1,1illistmti1:c Code, Title 5, .Article 3. School Safet;r Patrols (Tr,1ffic S,1fet:,r) 570. Establishment :i.nd Su'!lcrvision. }1. school $:lfcty pah·ol establisl1c<l by :1 govcrnh~:; board pur- suant to H.lucation Code Section 12031 ~hall comply with this :zrtidc•, a:.. well ;a,, .\1·ticlc 3 (co111111cm:in~ with Section l:!ll:il) or Cimptcr 5 of Division 9 of the I~tlncatiou Cocl,•. 571. .Age or Grade of :!\!embers. A stuclcnt en- rolled in llw :school who :s either J,,s.._ than 11 years olcl or c111·ol11•,l in a ~r.ule b~low the fifth g1·,1dc may not l;(' a 111t•mb1•1· or the patrol. 572. Whc1·c School S::.fcty Patrols l\Iay Be Used. School :;af~ty patrob may be used only at those loca- tions where the nature of traffic will permit their safe operation. The locations where school safety pa- trols arc u~cd should be determined by joint agree- ment between the local school district and the local pc;licc agc:,1~y. 573. Hours on Duty. (a) Patrc,! members shall reach their posts at least l~ minute:. before the opening of clas:.cs in the morn- ing and in the :1ftcrnoo11, 01· at i,uch e.1rlicr time .1~ the go\'er11i11~ board shall ;1uthorizc, and ~hall remain on duty until th<! b,t bell calls the pupils to cl~. (bj .At dismissals, patrol members shall leave their clai.~es in ti111c tJ r('ach their posts before the dis- mis.-..11 bell. (c) .At clbmi,::.:h, e,:<.,h pati·ol ml!mber ,,)1;1ll remain on di:iy untH :.II ~tudcm~ who arc not strag;;!er~ have pa~~ed h:, po,t. 574. C;:-.:::.t!:1:_; :?roccc!Ul'C at Crossinis W"!:cre School S:lic!y :?::.;rols i .. i-c Stat:oncd. (a) At C:·o~~:n:,,;; Controllccl by a Police Officer or a Cro~in::; Gu.zrd. ~u c:ros~ings where trafllc is con- trolled by a police officer or croi:sing guard, the safety patrol will direct the croS!,ing cf the students in con- formity with the signal oi the police officer or crossing guard. (b) At Crossings With .Automatic Signals. Patrol members shall J1old the students off the roadway until the signals allow them to cross s:lfely. The patrol members should nllow only the immediate group to cross. _.\I! latecomers should wait ior the next cy<:le. (c) At Crossings With )fo ~\.uto:natic or Pedes- trian Signals. (1) The pr.trol members shall be so posted as to be clearly visible to approaching-tr:nlic. They :..hall :-.tay out of the moving-:.trcam of trnffic .uul whc1·c th1irc arc pal'l,ctl cars oh:-.tructing their view, they i.hall be po:-.ll'Cl 110 forth<:r in the roaclw:1y tl1:m tlu! outer cdg-c of the parked car,,, (2) Patrol members i-hall not permit :;tnch•nts to c•atcr the road- way until it appears it is safe fo1· them to cross. (3) When it appears it is safe for them to crol>.~, the patrol membcr.s i,hall dil·cct the i,tucfonts to cro,,s the ro:ulw .. y in a group. (•I) When the i;tud,·nt~ urc ~afely across the rondw.iy, thll patrol mcm~ers i.hall change the signs so that :he normal tr:11iic may proceed nnd so that the students may be held ofi tl,c roadway. (d) .<\.t Crol>!>ings Where There ,\re Xo Auto- matic Signals and the Roadway is De.signed for )fore Than Two Lanes of )foving 'l'raffic. 'fhcre shall be at least two patrol members: One sh111l operate as de- scribed in Section {c) above. The other patrul mem- bo:-shall operate in uniformity similarly on the op- po,,itc sicle of the roadway 11ncl give attention to the traffic approaching on that side. IIc i.hall nssbt the group of studl'nts t~ reach that side of the roadway safely. ( c) ~u .ere.sings Where There Arc P11destrian- Opcrated Sig:1als. {l) Patrol members shall have the rei,ponsibi!ity for the oper;.:ion oi th<! pcd~i.tri:ms' ~igunl:s during thn hours on duty .spC'Cifil•cl in Section 3ia. (2) When :c is a break in the tramc htrcum tho? patrol men,,,~_. shall acth·.tte the ~i:wnl. (3) Pa- trol members shall hold the students 01f die ro,1dway until the sign,1ls allow them to cross. The patrol mem• bcrs i.hall allow oa:y th~ immediate ~roup to cross. Latccomc~·., should w,1it for the next cycle. 7 I I I I ·~ I, 1 .10-6 July, 1971 ==-= ...... ::r:,:,-:r;·c;;:: ·x:r (f) Pl'tJ,,st rinn Tmm,•ls 01· Owrp.ts"""· Patrol mcmb~r:; shall be st:ttiou<?,l 011 l'a.:h :,id<! of the road- way »o that t!i~ p1·011•,·ti,m pro\·i,i.•11 ,.11,11: b<? 1:,,•d. ·(~) Loading 011 Streetcars. Patrol members shall hold the stu,lc,1ts off :he roadway until the strc<1tc:11· or othel." con\'il\'ancc which is to be liiaclcd in th..-i road- wny has an·h·ed at the loadin; station and has stopped. The patrol members will ~hen allow the stu- dents to cro:,:, th..-i :-ondw.1~· to the public co1l\'cyancc, pro,·ided their crossing is not !:t conflict with a traft1c signal, or the direction of a police officer or crossing guard. · · 575. School Patrol Crossing Sign. (u) The cros,;ing si~n shall be a rigid disk 18 inches in diameter and brilliant red in color. The word -STOP in six-inch white letters shall appear in the ~enter of the disk. 'l'he word SCHOOL shall ap- pear in two-inch \\'hitc lcttc1·s directly above and pnraliel to the word STOP, and the word CROSSL~G shall appear in two-inch white letters directly below and parallel to the word STOP. (b) The si~n shall be fastened to a round pole ap- proidmatcly,six feet in length, and at such angle that when · the sign is extended in au operating position the lettering "ill be horizontal. (c) In lieu of the crossing sign referred to in sub- sections (a) and (b) of this section, any other type of crossing sign approYed by the Department of Publfo Works may be used. 576. Uniforms and Insignia. (a) A sehool safety patrol member (except a mem- ber of the R.O.T.C. or California Cadet Corps on trnffic duty in his official uniform) sl1all we?ar, at all times wl1ilc on cluty, the basic standard uniform speci- fied in this section, c::cept that the rainy day uniform may be worn under nppropriatc weather conditions. Only the optionnl :idditions specified in this section may be nddcd to the uniform. (b) The basic standard uniform for patrol members is the white or fluorescent oran:rc Sam Browne belt and citl1er at\ O\'Crscas type fcdcml yellow or fluores- cent orange cap or yellow or fluorescent orange helmet. · Optional additions to the Lasie i.t:mdard uniform are any or nil of the following: (1) Colored piping on the federal yellow cap. (2) Colored !,(riping on the yellow helmet. (3) .-\ red or fluorescent orange upper garment. ( 4) Insignia or a special badge identifying the or- ganization, to be worn on the left breast, ieft arm, or cap. (c) The rn::iy,tl.1y 111::iorm is a ied,:n-.11 re:llow rain- coat :md a i~d~:-.il yd!ow min hat. The Sam Browne belt may be ,1·c.rn 'i\'Cr the 1·aim:oat. (d) The in,i;:11:a, 01· .. pcci:11 baclge and cap :.hall be worn 01:ly dt:l'i:i:: the :.chool ,.aicty p::ti·ol .l~.:y, except that the r;o,·ernin;:t board 111.1y :mthoriil! members of the M:l,01il ,.:, :\•:y p1,trol to wear the uni:01·m and in- si;:nia for i.pccial :.chool i.afoty patrol functions. Traffic Manual :cr:c :::r:r "'=::r=rr:::r:r:::rrr=:=::n:-:--:c::-::n::::::x::-::::c::r=,1 10-07.'.2 Wcirrc:n~s .,\. i.chool safoty patl'ol may be cstablhhcd at loca- tions wh<?:·c an cxb:in~ t:·n:i!c <:Olltl'ol clc:vic~, police or ~<lult c1·ossing is in operatioi. or wh.:n there arc \'Chicle gnps at an uncontroilccl cro!>sing within the limits as denned below, nnd it ili dcsirnblc to me ~chool safety patrols to guide the pcclc!itrians. School safety patrols will not be establish.:?d at any locntion without the authori?.ation of the goYcrning board ot the appro- priate school district. The establishment of a school safety patrol opera- tion shall be wi:rrantcd under the following condi- tions: a. That the school crossing locations in question accommodate at least 20 schoolage pedestrians per hour, for one hour each morning and 011<.i hour each afternoon, traYcling to or from school; that the S5 vercentilc \·ehicu!ar speed is less than 35 miles per hour; and that there arc no moN than two traveled lanes in each direction. In addition, the crossing has at least one vehicle time gap equal to or ei.:ceeding the required pedestrian crossing'time each minute during an average, five,minutc period during the peak school pedestrian hour (aYcragc period to be de- termined from six fiYe-minute samples). 10-07.3 S,iccial Conclitions 'Where warrants for flashing yellow school signals are met, school safety patrol shnll not be operated unless the flashing signal is inl>tnlled. 10-07.4 Acccp:ab[o Gc:;;s Defined l: Pedestrian Crossing Time, •r, in seconds. T _ Street width ( curb to curb) -. 3.5 feet per second 2. AYcragc Number of Gaps Per 5-~Iinute Period, G~. Total usable gap time in seconds G--. (pcr30min.) :--Pedestrian crossing time (T) X 6 periods The nbovc Cl'itcrion is bnscd on a 30,minutc field survey consisting of six 5-minutc s,m1plcs. .,\. usable gap il, defined as the number of seconds it takes one or more cl1ildr.en to obscr\'c the traffic situation while i.tanding at II safe location on one side of a rondway and then to cross the roadway to a point of safety on the opposite i,icle. The nctunl walk- ing time, T ( computed by dh-i<ling the c:ro!ising width by 3.5, the walking_ &peed of the pedestrian in feet per second) must be added to the pcrce:p~ion a1ld re- action time (u·rnally a totnl of 3 second~) and a ped~s- triun clc11rancc imcr\·.11 based 011 the number of rows of pcdcstl'i,1:i~. ~-.A us,tble gap can then be cx- prc:<.,cd as follow:.: Gu=~~~ + 3 +(N -1) 2 or, G0 =T+8+(X-l) 2 In the clearance intcn·al cxprc!>Sion (X-1) 2, l rep1·cscnts th<) fir»t row of pedestrians, and 2 the time interval in seconds between rows. j J ....... - \ - ,,--.. ( '- .- , ........... Traffic Manual 10-7 rrcr=n--1··-z· r-1-c:::x::r::r:rm::,1:::xc=r-x :z;::,-;:r::-:::r::r: ·c::;:,::n: ss::z:c:r:cc::rn =· -u====e:a,.,... Jul)', 1971 Adult Crossing G:;cm1 10-03 10-0S, l General .A. It is th,, pmcticc of many local jnrisdictio:is, tl1rough their local enforcement :1g,mcy, to pro- \'idc adult cros~ing :.;uards at dc,,i::;nnted school crossin;:s which meet certain qualifications dur- ing the hour::. whm school cl1ildn,n,arc rcquir~d to cross the street. The rccommc11dccl policy ior the assi~m1:c:!t of adult ci·os.'>ing gu:irds as here- in specified applies only to school crossings serving elementary school children. This measme is a supplemental technique and n"t n traific control device as defined in the California Ve- B. 1. 2. hicle Code. J\n adult ci·o:ising guard should be considered r.s an appropriate traffia control measure at a school crossing when : Special problems exist whereby it is deemed nec- essary to n$$ist the children across a stl·cct, such as at an unusually complicnted intersection where there aN hen\'Y Yehicular turning movements n_nd high vehicular sp~ed. A changt! in the school crossing is imminent but present conditions require school crossing super- vision for a limited time and 'it fo not feu~ible to install nnother form of control for this temporary period. 3. The wnrrants for the installation of a traffic signal are not met. · 10-08,2 Warrants for Assignmc11t Clf Adult Crossir.g Guards Adult crossing gu,n·d~ normally are assigned where ofdcinl supervision of elementary school chil- dren is desirable while they cross n public street or highway, nnd · at least 40 elementary school age pedestrians per hour for each of two houl's utiUzc the ero'lsing on the way to or from school. ~\dult crossing guard pl'otcction shall be warranted under the following conditions: l. Uneontrollci.l Crossings on the Suggested Safest . Route to School: A. '\\"h,i1·1? t!:crc is no contro:le,l inlcr.s<'ction within 600 feet of the location where a 1·.:)ctuci,t for an adult cros,,ing guard is mai1c. I?or the ·purpose of this war1·ant, a controlled inter,ec• tion is defined ns: 1. An int<.'r::.cction controlled by citl1cr traffic signals or i.top i.i:;m, on the ;,ti·cet across which adult cro'>Sing guard,; will bci used. 2 . .An in!cr,;cclion where a pcdt',..trinn tunnel, bridge or other adequate protection exist. B. l. Under m·ban conditions where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 during ench of any two ho\lrs during wliich 40 or more school children normally cross while traveling to or from school. 2. Under rural conditions where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 300 during each of any two hours during which 30 or more school children normally cross whilt! traveling to or from school. Whenever the critical approach speed ex:- ceeds 40 miles per hour, the warrants for rural conditions should be applied. 2. Stop Sign Controlled Crossings 'Where the vehicular traffic volume on undivided roadways of four or more lanes exceeds 500 per hour during any period when the children are normally going to or from school. 3. Signal-Controlled Crossings A. Where tlic number of vehicular turning move- ments through the crosswalk where children must cross exceeds 300 per hour while children arc going to or from school. B. "•here there are extenuating circumstances not nol'mally experienced at a signalized intersec- tion such as crosswalks mo:-c than 80 feet long with no median refuge m·ea, or an abnormally high percentage of commercial vehicles with operating ch,iracteristici. substantially different from those of the passenger vehicle . Pedestrian Separaiion s:·r:ic-i'urcs 10-09 l0-09.1 General The relative permanence nnd cost of 1\ pedestrian separation strnctm:c effectively limits its application to selected locations of special pedestrinn hazard wl1ere the benefit;; to be derived from the structure clearly balance the co~ts invoked. This measure is 11. snpplcm,,1::nl tce:hnique and not a trnfiic control devie:c as d~:1ncd by the California Vehicle Code. 10-co.2 w~rrc:::~s 1. Tl,c ~•·n,·ral ~0111Ht ions th:i• rcquirl! :\ pcdc~trinn cro!.~ini ir.11::.t be i,11:".1cie11tly p}t·ntnnent to justify the ~cparntion ,muctnre; :•11Cl 2. Thc location 11111~t be on th,i ,..u~:;c~tcd ,..aiest route to schr.ol at an une:ontrnllcd intersection or a mid- block location alon:; a frecw,1y, cxprc,..,..way, or ma- jor artcri.il street where the width, traffic speed and volume make it undesirable for pedestrians to cross; and 3. Replanning of tpc school routes· or attendance bounclarie~ to eliminate the need for a crossing is not fc.is,iblc; nnd 4. Physical conditions make a separation struct\\re fcn~ibl<' from an cngi11C'erin:,: standpoint, including pede,.,triau eii.,nnelization to insure ,1~nge of the l>tructurc; and 5 .• \djntl'llt cro-..,ing,, are nt lc,i,;t 6CO fret from the proposed stl'ucturc and would add a total walk- ing dist,mce of at lca,,t 1200 feet; and 6. Traffic :.iguals, adult erossin:; guarcls or other de- vices arc not practicable. I j j I j I 1 10-8 Trcffic Manual Joly, 1971 ...,._ ...,..,.,.,......,,sr=::.a:,:r.=sa=:-:nz:z:>:s.::===•==="'="":n"".-,.c-..'o::======:.cc:.cc::a=="'===c=r=cm:>Lcc,•o=._====:r-=:zu..._,.._cru.,ss::c:,ss::,r= 10-10,l Gcnc~al . Pl·,ll•,,n·ian :;a t\>ty proh!~ms .ire not limitc,l to c:·o,,s- ing locations, :.incc :-.ignif:cant hazards also prevail whc1·e phys:cal ~omHtion:; l'cquirc childM1 to walk in or adjacent to the roadw,1y in 1'\ll'al or suburb:m areas where the speed and \'Oiumc oi trnirle, sight dis- tance and roach1·a)' wid:h le.we little margin for Jiu. man error. Construction of a pedestrian walkway at least four nnd n half feet wide and physically separated by berm, rail, f,mcc, etc. from the ,·chicular roadway rnny be justified when the following conditions arc fulfilled: 10-10,2 Wc:rrants l) The roadway lies on the suggested saicst route to school. 2) Roacl ,-houldl,r,; oul-\idc the trnvclccl way ar~ !cs.,; th:.11 6 fl-rt wiill" . 3) ::\IoM than 20 "chool children use tllll route while w,1lkin~ to ancl from "chool und whicular trai• fie exceed,; 100 eal's }lei· hour. 4) The school district has officially requested pedcs• trian walkway im:>::ovemcnts. Where the pedestrians walk c,n tha shoulder of th~ roadway, adequate shoulders (six feet or more in width) must be availabl.l along both sides so that pedestrians may always walk focin~ oncoming traffic. Where a separate walkway is provic:cd, facilities may be limited to one sida of the roadway. This measure is a supplemental technique and not a traft1c control device ns defined in the California Vehicle Code. School Area Par!dng and Loading Con'Jrols 10-i 1 Each school site shall haYe appropriate traffic signs and curb zone markings installed so as to provide ade- quate control for \"chicle parkin~ and loadin:;. Re- quests for trai1ic inwstigation or for change in traific control liall uc referred directly to the designated school sta:'1. 10-11.2 Warrants Encll school site shall ue provided with the follow- fog types of signs and curb zone markings as needed : 1. Tin:c Limit Parkinu Siuns of two hours or less on school d,,ys. 2. Proh~bilcd Parkill!l Si'u 11s effective on school days. Prohiuition of parking along school frontage or school approaches may be rccommended to :.ssure , .a- restrictcd sight distance for pedestrian walkwa;s, gates, unfenced scl1ool grounds and sehool entrances; to provide space for pnsscnger loading and freight loading; and: to provide an unrestricted walkway on a school approach. · .A. "N'o Stopping," or "~o Parking," or "No Stopping-Buses Excepted," 7 a.m.-5 p.m. B. Temporary parking restrictions at schools may be recommended in accordance with general pol- icies and, in addition, may be recommended to provide for the movement of trafiic during a school event generating an unusually heavy trafiic volume where serious dcl:ly, congestion, c.nd nccidcnt hazard would result if parking were pcr::1ittcd; provided that the temporary restriction is recommended by the school ofiicinl designated and by the police or traffic depart- ment. 3. Stl'cct Closures. Streets whicl1 cross o:-divide school grouncls may be closed to throu:.:h tmffic wl1cn necessary for the protection of 1icrsons attending-the school.. Closure may be rccomrr.cndcd wl1cn requ~stcd by school au- thorities. (VC 21102) When closure is authorhed, the closure will he cf-. fected by the school upon authorization. The local traffic authority shall furnish signs "STREET CLOSED, 7 :30 • .\~I TO 4 :30 P)I, SCHOOL DXYS" to the school for mounting upon portable barricades. Barricades shall be furnished by the school district. 4. Curb Zone )farkings Whenever local authorities enact local parking reg. ulations and indic~te them by the use of paint upon curbs, the following colors only shall be used: .A. Green Curb Zones Time limit parking specified by local ordinance. Regulations indicated as abo\'c pro\'ided shall be effective upon such days and during such hours or times as may be prescribed by local ordinances. . B. Yellow Curb Zones for loading \'l)hfalca. C. Red Curb Zones No stopping, sfanding, or pnrking \Vhether the vehicle is nttendcd or unattended, esce:,; that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signposted as a bus loading zone. ,.••· ,· ~ ,,,.. ... : I ('> Lj;l ,A . WG:S i ... ,, ,~ J ~-•• sc:1:o~H- I 1:.m (') () n 9 i . . WG:S ·o ~[E;:2i] 1, .. ____ ,.:.~ ••••• .;1;1 -~ SCJ.!.Q.Qb ~ ~ "" I l _J_, 12• Yellow Lines i1 ~i ,j ~1 11 WG5 ~ ,'1,.:·.--1 CJJ..Q_ 0 _I., I L __ J r.--· } t cnossme /\T ·-.! : U-JTERSEG'fH!G ,·) . sTm::1::·r : .1 ----.--. ~ :._ .---.... ",..,.t ·-. T ·g i ., rXl!lJ £~Y.!iL $LO\'/ I WG:S (• !'., \ I • I l • I f\t\ sc~:OOL •• -W05 .. i In ;,ural Artos i pfoco siqns ! 6• lo 10' from ~ pavemonl odQt -~ 6 -----~L Nii:, &.;..,,~ .{~ :_'j ·-i ··1 I 12• Whlle limit line$ moy bo used, whore school polrols oporoto ~ "'":'~<r·•·""-:-7'!;, ;-:-' .. , .... ( '"' . ~. A,/.; ..... ~.l l ~ :~) cnoSSING t~ r~· AT SCl·IOOL' ?'.:J r,--~ !;i ENTP.ANCE )'.~~ ~~!;~!t:_:_t. -.. ":.~~,4-~_: ~~--iJ --- () lJ ·1 1:ms-,;:- 1 iG£W ~:mJ I .g .. ~ g . "' ~ xu:c cm:~ ~LO\'; I 12 • Yellow Linc, YI 63 SC!iOOL ❖ ~!:J Y/65 ( .. ) - (.'I .. .,. G) ~! <fl ):> ?. u ::-·, .... ):, . ' !": ,, .. .,., r. ::! (:) ~ CH ~ ,,., Ci) c.• _. ·o I (~ ... 0 ... . . 0 0 1-~ 0 ;-J 0 t•l c·, .... c.: (i) tn . -( ... 0 :..13 n 3: 0 :, C 0 i- K I ... C ~ _. -o :! 'O ,. 1 -j } I , 10-10 Traffic Manual , July, 1971 -=--==i=:r:.::-=="""'=====:am=======z====<-=====ai=c:.1:=r====nr==_,..c::.,:rz......,....,_;znza l'/HcN CHILDREN R72 ARE PRESENT W63 W65 r,------=-- SPEED i - L!MIT i \'JI-JEN FLAS~llNG R?I \\164 . W66 var-~-,"1> ~~,~us J'U W66A r I ,., '-c Th,ffic Manual Fisuro 10-3 ,. R2 R71 C POST MOUNTING : , ... . 10-11 e xr =rr=-w Jult, 1971 MAST ARM MO UN:rlNG . .. . .. . " -. . .. l I t l I i I ' j I • • l RESOLUTION NUMBER~l_9_78 __ _ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ADOPTING, ESTABLISHING AND PROM- ULGATING WARRANTS TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTEC'l'ING S'.I'UDENTS GOING '!'O AND FROM SCHOOL AND FOR THE PLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CON- TROL DEVICES NEAR SCHOOLS WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council, the problem of school pedestrian safety is jointly th~ responsibility of parents, school organizations, law enforcement agencies and local govern- ment, as well as the responsibility of drivers and pedestrians; and WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Cit~• Council, the active and fiscal participation of all who are morally and legally responsible for pedes~rian safety should be involved in proposed solutions to 14 the problem of providing safe passage for school pedestrians. 15 16 NOW THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby RESOLVE that: The following policies attached hereto as Exhibit "A" 17 relative to but not limited to 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1. Safety Advisory Committees 2. Signs an9 Markings 3. Flashing Yellow School Signal 4. School Area Traffic Signal Controls 5. School Safety Patrol 6. Adult Crossing Guards 7. ~cdestrian Separ.ation Structures 8. Pedestrian Walk.~ays 9. school Area Parking and Loading Controls ·27 are adopted as its official policies ~elating to school pedestrian 28 safety. 29 30 31 32 ' t I l • l PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of 21 Carls~ad at a regular meeting held this April 4, 1972 3 by the following vote: 4 ROLL CALL; 5 Ayes: Cmn. Dunne, Mccomas, Jardine, Castro and Lewis. 6 Noes: None. 7 Absent: None. 8 9 ~ ... sak??-,c----<? 10 DAVID M. DUNNE, MAYOR ""'=---. I ll ATTEST: 12 13 f 14 l J 15 I 16 t t 17 18 I 19 I ! 20 21 i i 22 23 1 I 24 . ' 25 26 ·27 28 29 30 31 32 -2- r 1 '• I