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THREE NEW SCHOOL ZONES WILL BE ONLINE THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN THE CITY OF FRISCO. 2 ARE FEW NEW SCHOOL OPENINGS."ONE IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HILLCREST & ALVIRIA.
THERE’S ALSO A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL OPENING ON COIT BETWEEN HARDY AND PRESTWICK HOLLOW.” AND A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT COIT RD. & HARDY DR. WILL HELP THE TRAFFIC FLOW.
PLUS THERE'S A THIRD NEW SCHOOL ZONE AT LONE STAR RANCH PARKWAY AND CEDAR RANCH ROAD.
“THERE’S ALREADY A CROSS WALK THERE, BUT BECAUSE PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE BEGINNING TO USE THAT CROSS WALK, WE PUT A SCHOOL ZONE AROUND IT.” REMEMBER, PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONS INSTALLED DURING THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR HELP PEOPLE CROSS COIT ROAD IN FRONT OF ROCK HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND STONEBROOK PARKWAY IN FRONT OF REEDY HIGH SCHOOL.
“IT HELPS PEDESTRIANS CROSS THE ROAD AT ANY TIME, WHETHER THE SCHOOL ZONE IS IN OPERATION OR NOT.
PEDESTRIANS LIKE THEM BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY GIVES A RED LIGHT TO STOP TRAFFIC.” AND AS WE START A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME TO REMIND DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN IN SCHOOL ZONES.
“ALWAYS GO 20 MILES AN HOUR, THAT’S THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT IN A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN IT’S ACTIVE.” STUDENTS WALKING OR BIKING TO SCHOOL NEED TO FOLLOW TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH DRIVERS.
“THERE’S A SAYING ‘TO SEE AND BE SEEN’ SO IT’S ALWAYS LOOK FOR TRAFFIC AROUND YOU BUT THEN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DRIVERS SEE YOU.” LET'S RECAP THE CHANGES. THERE ARE 3 NEW SCHOOL ZONES.
ONE AT HILLCREST & ALVIRIA, ONE ON COIT BETWEEN HARDY & PRESTWICK HOLLOW AND A 3RD AT LONE STAR RANCH PKWY. & CEDAR RANCH RD.
AND THERE'S A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT COIT RD. & HARDY DR.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WALKING OR RIDING TO SCHOOL SAFELY, GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/SCHOOLZONESAFETY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.