Oshkosh Police remind drivers of motor vehicle laws in school zones
[We have been provided this by the Oshkosh Police Department and are pleased to publish it on their behalf.]
September 1st is the first official day of school in Oshkosh. I would like to remind everybody that with the start of school there will be numerous children out using the sidewalks as well as crossing streets at the school zones in the early morning and mid afternoon. Please take the time to slow down in school zones and watch out for children on their way to school.
Below are a list of State Statutes that apply to school zones and a brief description of each statute. The fine for speeding in a school zone starts at $223.00 and is a 3 point violation on your license for 10 miles an hour over the 15mph school zone speed limit. The fine increases as does the points accessed against your license the faster you go. I hope everyone with children going back to school has a safe and enjoyable school year.
What Every Driver Should Know About School Crossings:
According to the following State Statutes:
346.57 (4) (a) Fifteen miles per hour when passing a schoolhouse at those times when children are going to or from school or are playing within the sidewalk area at or about the school.
346.57 (4) (b) Fifteen miles per hour when passing an intersection or other location properly marked with a "school crossing" sign of a type approved by the department when any of the following conditions exist:
346.57 (4) (b) (1)
1. Any child is present.
346.57 (4) (b) (2)
2. A school crossing guard is within a crosswalk at the intersection or the other location or, if no crosswalk exists, is in the roadway at the intersection or the other location.
346.57 (4) (b) (3)
3. A school crossing guard is placing in or removing from the roadway at or near the intersection or the other location a temporary sign or device that guides, warns, or regulates traffic.
2007 Assembly Bill 26 states:
Current Law
Current law requires the operator of a motor vehicle approaching a school crossing which is controlled by a duly appointed adult school crossing guard to follow the directions of the crossing guard, including stopping when directed to do so. Current law also provides that if an adult crossing guard observes such a violation, the crossing guard may prepare a written report identifying the vehicle and, within 24 hours, deliver the report to a traffic officer of the county or municipality in which the violation occurred. Within 48 hours, the traffic officer may prepare a traffic citation and serve it on the owner of the vehicle.
September 1st is the first official day of school in Oshkosh. I would like to remind everybody that with the start of school there will be numerous children out using the sidewalks as well as crossing streets at the school zones in the early morning and mid afternoon. Please take the time to slow down in school zones and watch out for children on their way to school.
Below are a list of State Statutes that apply to school zones and a brief description of each statute. The fine for speeding in a school zone starts at $223.00 and is a 3 point violation on your license for 10 miles an hour over the 15mph school zone speed limit. The fine increases as does the points accessed against your license the faster you go. I hope everyone with children going back to school has a safe and enjoyable school year.
What Every Driver Should Know About School Crossings:
According to the following State Statutes:
346.57 (4) (a) Fifteen miles per hour when passing a schoolhouse at those times when children are going to or from school or are playing within the sidewalk area at or about the school.
346.57 (4) (b) Fifteen miles per hour when passing an intersection or other location properly marked with a "school crossing" sign of a type approved by the department when any of the following conditions exist:
346.57 (4) (b) (1)
1. Any child is present.
346.57 (4) (b) (2)
2. A school crossing guard is within a crosswalk at the intersection or the other location or, if no crosswalk exists, is in the roadway at the intersection or the other location.
346.57 (4) (b) (3)
3. A school crossing guard is placing in or removing from the roadway at or near the intersection or the other location a temporary sign or device that guides, warns, or regulates traffic.
2007 Assembly Bill 26 states:
Current Law
Current law requires the operator of a motor vehicle approaching a school crossing which is controlled by a duly appointed adult school crossing guard to follow the directions of the crossing guard, including stopping when directed to do so. Current law also provides that if an adult crossing guard observes such a violation, the crossing guard may prepare a written report identifying the vehicle and, within 24 hours, deliver the report to a traffic officer of the county or municipality in which the violation occurred. Within 48 hours, the traffic officer may prepare a traffic citation and serve it on the owner of the vehicle.
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