SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY

As school starts for another year the Sturgeon Bay Police would like to remind motorists that keeping our children safe in school zones is a top priority. Please help us keep our kids safe by following some of these basic rules:

• Stop for pedestrians at crosswalks cross walks pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks; motorists must yield to them when turning.  Stop for pedestrians when making a right-turn-on-red or left-turn on full green, leaving enough room at intersections so that pedestrians can cross safely. 
• Watch the roadway at all times, and always follows the speed limit, which is lowered in designated school zones.
• Remember children are often times unpredictable be on the look out for all pedestrians.   
• It is against the law to pass a stopped school bus while its lights are flashing and its stop arm is extended.
• Red flashing lights and extended stop arms indicate that the bus has stopped, and children are getting on or off. Motorists approaching from either direction must wait until the red lights stop flashing before proceeding and stop a minimum of 100 feet away.
• The most important thing you can do to protect children in school zones is to slow down.