New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter IV - Highways › Subchapter E - Special Parkways › Part 191 - Child Safety Zones › Section 191.5 - Illustrative examples of various hazards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Highways without sidewalks or
				  adequate shoulders.
A 4th grade child going to an elementary school must walk
					 four feet from the roadway on a shoulder along a two lane road for a distance
					 of 1/2 mile. If the road is posted at 50 mph, with a 15 minute vehicular traffic
					 count of 120, the situation would produce the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS WITHOUT
								  SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS
1.
Shoulder < five feet wide, 1/2 mile
6 points
2.
120 vehicles per 15 minutes
5
3.
50 mph
3
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS
4.
Does not cross highway
0
5.
N/A
0
6.
N/A
0
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY-RAILROAD
								  GRADE CROSSINGS
7.
Does not cross railroad tracks
0
14 points
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for a 4th grade
					 student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation meets the
					 criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 14 points
					 were calculated. However, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 -
					 12.
(b)
Highways
				  without sidewalks or adequate shoulders.
A family has a 3rd grade child and an 9th grade child going
					 to schools at the same location. They must walk 1050 feet on a two lane roadway
					 posted at 40 mph with no shoulder or sidewalk. Recent traffic counts indicate
					 that 600 vehicles per hour use the roadway during the morning walk to school.
					 Each child would have the following points:
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS
								  OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS
1.
No Shoulder, 1050 feet
4 points
2.
600 vph (150 veh per 15 minutes)
5
3.
40 mph
1
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS
4.
Does not cross highway
0
5.
N/A
0
6.
N/A
0
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE
								  CROSSINGS
7.
Does not cross railroad tracks
0
10 points
Result: No CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for a 3rd grade
					 student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation does not
					 meet the criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 10
					 points were calculated. Also, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 -
					 12.
(c)
Highway
				  intersections.
An 8th grade child walking to a middle school on a sidewalk
					 must cross Central Avenue, a four lane highway with a posted speed limit of 45
					 mph. Traffic is not required to stop on Central Avenue, only on the
					 intersecting side streets. A 15 minute vehicular traffic count generated 200
					 vehicles on Central Avenue. The child would have the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS W/O
								  SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS
1.
Sidewalk
0 points
2.
N/A
0
3.
N/A
0
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY
								  INTERSECTIONS
4.
Cross 4 lane roadway w/o traffic
								  control
12
5.
200 vehicles per 15 minutes
5
6.
45 mph traffic on Central Avenue
2
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY-RAILROAD
								  GRADE CROSSINGS
7.
Does not cross railroad tracks
0
19 points
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for an 8th grade
					 student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation meets the
					 criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 14 points
					 were calculated. A CSZ is also justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
(d)
Highway-railroad
				  crossings.
A 5th grade child walking to school on a sidewalk must
					 cross two adjacent railroad tracks. If this location has two trains crossing
					 daily during the one hour period children are going to school and one train
					 crossing daily during the one hour period children are returning from school,
					 there would be a total of three trains, and the situation would produce the
					 following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS W/O
								  SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS
1.
Sidewalk
0 points
2.
N/A
0
3.
N/A
0
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY
								  INTERSECTIONS
4.
Does not cross highway
0
5.
N/A
0
6.
N/A
0
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY-RAILROAD
								  GRADE CROSSINGS
7.
Cross 2 tracks, 3 trains
13
13 points
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for an 8th grade
					 student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation meets the
					 criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 13 points
					 were calculated. However, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 -
					 12.
(e)
Combination
				  of two greatest hazards.
A sophomore student going to a high school must walk four
					 feet from the roadway on a shoulder along a two lane road for a distance of 1/2
					 mile. The road is posted at 35 mph, with a 15 minute vehicular traffic count of
					 240. The student must also cross Main Street, a three lane highway with a
					 posted speed limit of 45 mph. Traffic is controlled by a traffic signal with
					 pedestrian indications. A 15 minute vehicular traffic count generated 200
					 vehicles on Main Street. The situation would produce the following
					 points:
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS
								  OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS
1.
Shoulder < 5 feet wide, 1/2 mile
6 points
2.
240 veh per 15 minutes on two lane
								  road
5
3.
35 mph on two lane roadway
0
11 points
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY
								  INTERSECTIONS
4.
Cross Main Street, 3 lanes, traffic signal with
								  pedestrian indications
3
5.
200 veh per 15 minutes on Main Street
5
6.
45 mph on Main street
2
10 points
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE
								  CROSSINGS
7.
Does not cross railroad tracks
0
0 points
Sum of Two Greatest Hazards
21 points
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for an 8th grade
					 student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation does not
					 meet the criteria for establishing a CSZ based on a single hazard for students
					 in grades K - 8 or grades 9 - 12. However, when the two greatest hazards are
					 combined, the criteria is met for grades K - 8 since 21 points were calculated.
					 However, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
(f)
Combination of two
				  greatest hazards.
A sophomore student going to a high school must walk four
					 feet from the roadway on a shoulder along a two lane road for a distance of.8
					 mile (4224 feet). The road is posted at 35 mph, with a 15 minute vehicular
					 traffic count of 240. The student must also cross Main Street, a three lane
					 highway with a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Traffic is controlled by a traffic
					 signal without pedestrian indications. A 15 minute vehicular traffic count
					 generated 200 vehicles on Main Street. In addition, the student must cross a
					 highway-railroad grade crossing with one track. This location has one train
					 crossing daily during the one hour period children are going to school and one
					 train crossing daily during the one hour period children are returning from
					 school. Therefore, there would be a total of two trains, and the situation
					 would produce the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS W/O
								  SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS
1.
Shoulder < 5 feet wide, .8 mile
9 points
2.
240 veh per 15 minutes on two lane
								  road
5
3.
35 mph on two lane roadway
0
14 points
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY
								  INTERSECTIONS
4.
Cross Main Street, 3 lanes, traffic signal
								  without pedestrian indications
6
5.
200 veh per 15 minutes on Main Street
5
6.
45 mph on Main street
2
13 points
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8 based on 1
					 hazard
CSZ established for grades 9 - 12 based on 2 hazards
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for students in
					 grades 8 - 12 and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation does
					 meet the criteria for establishing a CSZ based on a single hazard for students
					 in grades K - 8 as there are two individual hazards with 13 and 14 points
					 respectively. However, the criteria is not met for students in grades 9 - 12.
					 If the two greatest hazards are combined, the criteria is met for both grades K
					 - 8 and 9 - 12 since 27 points were calculated.