Full Notification

Please help protect our school children. Schools Opening - Drive Carefully! 

PELHAM MANOR POLICE DEPARTMENT
 
       In anticipation of the start of the new school year, the Pelham Manor Police Department is reminding drivers to be extra careful behind the wheel as children are heading back to school. Next week, children will be walking to and from school and school buses, many for the first time. Operators of vehicles have a responsibility to be especially careful during this busy time for school children. Children tend to be at greater risk during the back-to-school period because they are thinking more about seeing their schoolmates and new teachers rather than watching for traffic.
       Drivers should know school traffic can begin as early as 7 a.m. and go through the late afternoon as late as 6 p.m. with after-school activities. Children may walk to school, be driven by a parent or even drive themselves to high school. To help protect our school children, please follow these tips:
 
FOR DRIVERS:

• Keep speeds at or below the posted limits, especially near school zones. The speed limit on Village of Pelham Manor roadways is now 25mph. On streets within the school zones, the limit is now 15 mph.
• Slow down and be prepared to stop for school buses with flashing red lights, even on divided roadways, as required by New York State law.
• If driving children to school, know and follow the school’s protocols for drop-off and pick-up.
• Be especially alert in poor weather.

• Children younger than 10 should walk with an adult.
• Stick to the sidewalk or as close to the left side of the road as possible if there is no sidewalk.
• Look all ways before crossing streets and crossing over driveways.
• Cross at corners or intersections, obeying traffic signals and school crossing guards.
• Pay attention to vehicle traffic, as drivers may not be paying attention as they should.
• Be especially alert in poor weather.