Why Safe Routes to School?
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs promote walking and bicycling to school in a safe and healthy environment. Here are the top 5 reasons to support a Safe Routes to School Program in our school.
- Eases traffic congestion near schools, making schools safer.
- Improves air quality near schools.
- Physically active children perform better in school.
- Physical activity like walking and bicycling, along with better food choices, fight the growing obesity epidemic among U.S. children, and improves overall health.
- Builds a strong sense of neighborhood and community
For more information about Safe Routes to School visit the Santa Clara County Public Health Department website at www.sccphd.org/traffic
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Traffic Safe Communities Network staff:
Alisa Arce at (408) 793-2710 or Alisa.Arce@phd.sccgov.org
Tonya Veitch at (408) 793-2798 or Tonya.Veitch@phd.sccgov.org
Operation Safe Passage
Three times a year, law enforcement agencies across Santa Clara County work together for “Operation Safe Passage” (OSP), targeted enforcement in school zones. These enforcement weeks usually take place after school begins in the Fall, after Christmas break and after Spring break. In an attempt to keep children safer, law enforcement officers step up enforcement and cite violators in school zones during each of these one week periods. Typical violations include speeding, failing to stop at a stop sign, passing a school bus with flashing lights, failure to use child seat restraints, failure to use seat belts, failure to yield to a pedestrian, jaywalking, and failure to wear a required bicycle helmet. Operation Safe Passage occurs three times a year, but safety violations occur all of the time. Please keep our children safe. Obey all traffic safety rules and encourage your children to do the same. For more information about OSP, contact your local law enforcement agency.