Police Stepping Up Traffic Enforcement as Schools Open
Howard County Police will focus on traffic safety around school zones for the first couple weeks of the school year.
Students return to school on Monday, and Howard County Police will be increasing their presence around schools for the first couple weeks of the school year, according to a department press release. Officers will target drivers speeding in school zones, enforce seat belt laws and trail school buses to make sure vehicles stop when the red lights are flashing during a drop off–-a violation that can earn drivers a $570 fine. "We hope that police presence around the schools will send a message to drivers to slow down," said Police Chief William McMahon in a statement. "Students throughout the region will be walking and driving to and from school and we want to make sure every one of them arrives safely." In addition to increased patrols around…
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Dave A.
10:13 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
I have seen vehicles speed around a bus as it was loading/unloading. The fact that nobody walks to manor Woods has nothing to do with the camera vans parked there. Thgere is bus traffic and vehicle traffic in and out of the school. Vehicles fly thru that area. It has been some years back but there was a pretty serious accident with people trapped right there in front of the school. Some of the … more ›