WALKWAYS PARALLEL TO THE ROAD
     
     
    YES NO
      
     
      
      
    ______
    ______
    1. Is the location in a residential area with little or no traffic? (Is
    the location in a residential area and on a road or street which is
    not used as a major artery or “cut-through”?)
     
      
      
    ______
    ______
    2. Is the location on a road where the traffic volume is less than
    180 vehicles per direction per hour between approximately 6:00
    (Note: If the traffic count during the times students must walk
    is 180 vehicles per hour or more in either direction, the answer
    to this question is “No.”)
    ______
    ______
    3. Is the area located in a residential area and on a road that has a
    posted limit of 30 miles per hour or less?
     
    If the answer to either 1, 2, or 3 is “yes,” the area does not qualify.
     
    If the answers to 1, 2, and 3 are all “no,” continue.
     
      
      
    If the posted speed limit is less than 55 mph:
     
      
      
    YES NO
      
     
      
      
    ______
    ______
    4. Is there an area at least four feet wide having a “surface upon
    which students may walk” without requiring the students to
    walk on the road? (Note: The surface does not have to be a
    sidewalk, but simply a surface upon which students may walk.
    Weeds, tall grass, or flooding may be temporary maintenance
    problems not comprising an ongoing hazardous walking area.
    A paved area contiguous with the paved roadway, such as a
    bicycle pathway or extended shoulder with no separation from
    the driving area or raised curb, is
    not
    a walkway.)
     
    If the posted speed limit is 55 mph or greater:
     
      
      
    ______
    ______
    5. Is the road uncurbed with a four foot wide walk surface (as
    defined in #4 above) separated from the road by an additional
    three feet or more?
     
    ______
    ______
    6. Is the road curbed with at least a four foot wide walk surface (as
    defined in # 4 above)?
     
    If the answer to 4, 5, or 6 is “yes,” the area does not qualify.
     
    WALKWAYS PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD
    (When students must cross the road)
     
     
    A. For an “uncontrolled crossing site” (no crossing guard, traffic enforcement
    officer, stop sign, or other traffic control signal present during student walk
    times):
     
      
      
    YES NO
      
     
      
      
    ______
    ______
    1. Does the traffic volume exceed 360 vehicles per direction per
    hour (either direction, including all lanes in each direction)?
     
      
      
    If answer is “no,” area does not qualify.
     
      
      
    B. For an intersection or crossing site co
    ntrolled by a stop sign or other traffic
    control signal (but without crossing guards or traffic enforcement officers when
    students must walk):
     
      
      
    YES NO
      
     
      
      
    ______
    ______
    1. Does the total traffic volume (total of both directions) exceed
    4,000 vehicles per hour?
     
      
      
    If answer is “no,” area does not qualify.
     
      
      
    C. For any intersection or other crossing site with a crossing guard or other traffic
    enforcement officer: These areas do not qualify as hazardous.
     

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