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Show Sunday, November 1, mo THE HERALD, Provo, 1 mm C Yoy Kpjow 0s Utah-P- th f KM Lrv. kit - 44, turn it? iff la,' a MOT wriu 0 s jr.. ft U SCHOOL H m rJ ' A f' 'Sm vk I CROSSINGS School crossings may or may not be marked by a lighted sign like the one on the right. If they are, it operates just like a traffic light. Red means STOP and flashing yellow means proceed with caution. Heavy traffic intersections are usually patrolled by a crossing guard, either man or woman, with the same power of arrest as a policeman, or by a school patrol boy. Word of caution! . . . where there is both a flashing signal and a crossing guard, the guard has the final say. The red light is on a timer and may switch to ' acts authenticated by and through the courtesy ' ,tie Nat'onal Sa'ety Council. flashing yellow before the children clear the intersection, so wait for the signal from the guard. Always drive like it was your own children in the intersection. ii SCHOOl UfAt OH Ml CHllH SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC SAFETY These reduced speed zones are rigidly enforced in most areas during school hours. Look at it this way ; . . . at 20 M PH it takes you about 9 seconds longer to go through the length of the school zone as it would at 40 MPH. However, you can stop in 3 car lengths (47 feet) at 20 MPH, while at 40 it takes 149 feet, or 9 car lengths to stop, and that is three times further. These school zone signs are important in the summer, too. It is a tip-of- f that this is an area where children are very likely to be playing and that you should be extra alert and prepared to stop in case one darts into the street. SCHOOL BUSES It's tough enough to be the driver of a bus load of giggling, yelling, screaming youngsters, so don't ask him to go to the extra trouble of sending in your license number. If he does, you can bet it will cost you money. Except on a divided highway WITH A MEDIAN STRIP BETWEEN LANES, state law requires traffic from BOTH directions to STOP while the bus or unloading passengers. Wait until the bus starts to move again before you start to move. State law also requires buses to step at all railroad crossings, so be on your toes. is loading D 03 Ifllll 0G30113 i m II II CROSS SCHOOL WALK ; r tj i eg e J7 |