[kimba01]

Ok, so I think I was definitely more nervous than my daughter about this first day. She has already texted me that she met a girl with the same name. That's good.

Traffic on the way there, OTOH, was a mess. Now, I know school traffic always stinks, but with the lights out on Horizon and Cardelina-terrible.
Plus, not really knowing how the process went did not help matters. I would have at least thought a cop would be directing that mess at the intersection. What is up with no lights there anyway? I have already seen a few accidents.

I know it becomes a 4-way stop, but when you just come up on it and noone knows whose turn it is...well-recipe for disaster. Add in school traffic and yikes!! I was glad to make it back safely! I hope she meets some kids to walk with.

[bepperoo]

Kimba I'm right there with you. I caught myself doing 25 in the 15 mph area after leaving the school and I almost had a heart attack. I love that they have such a slow speed limit but I wasn't used to it. I don't want to be one of those people you saw getting into accidents.

I was happy to hear that my kids had a good first day too. It is always stressful when we move to a new school which is very often being in the military.

I'm sure it will go smoother for us in no time!

[Kalbo]

The first day of school usually has more traffic especially for elementary and middle schools. Then it should thin out. Until we move we will have to drive our son to school, then he will have a very short walk.

Glad everyone's kids had a good first day.

Times have changed he told me boys and girls can not sit together at lunch or in computer class, he is in middle school.

[Daddys///M3]

School traffic is definitely bad, but it does not have to be. Unfortunately many parents do not want to take a couple of seconds to yield so traffic will move out of their smoothly and it really jams everything up. Sitting there with your blinker on trying to pull out into the street while cars just keep pulling up next to you is quite frustrating. As such I make it a point to let folks merge in one at a time in front of me. Not only is it a nice thing to do but it definitely helps the process flow and alleviates tension and aggravation.

[tortoise]

You must wait for both lanes to clear before proceeding.

"1.The driver of a vehicle:
(a) Shall stop in obedience to the direction or traffic-control signal of a school crossing guard; and
(b) Shall not proceed until the highway is clear of all persons, including, without limitation, the school crossing guard."

NRS 484.356

[lvkewlkid]

Originally Posted by kimba01

Ok, so I think I was definitely more nervous than my daughter about this first day. She has already texted me that she met a girl with the same name. That's good.

Traffic on the way there, OTOH, was a mess. Now, I know school traffic always stinks, but with the lights out on Horizon and Cardelina-terrible.
Plus, not really knowing how the process went did not help matters. I would have at least thought a cop would be directing that mess at the intersection. What is up with no lights there anyway? I have already seen a few accidents.

I know it becomes a 4-way stop, but when you just come up on it and noone knows whose turn it is...well-recipe for disaster. Add in school traffic and yikes!! I was glad to make it back safely! I hope she meets some kids to walk with.

that area especially has very bad traffic, that was one of our reasons for hating Seven Hills, every exit from the community is through a school zone with lots of traffic...

[kimba01]

Originally Posted by tortoise

You must wait for both lanes to clear before proceeding.

"1.The driver of a vehicle:
(a) Shall stop in obedience to the direction or traffic-control signal of a school crossing guard; and
(b) Shall not proceed until the highway is clear of all persons, including, without limitation, the school crossing guard."

NRS 484.356

No crossing guards here-it is high school. But thanks for the reminder.

[kimba01]

Originally Posted by Daddys///M3

School traffic is definitely bad, but it does not have to be. Unfortunately many parents do not want to take a couple of seconds to yield so traffic will move out of their smoothly and it really jams everything up. Sitting there with your blinker on trying to pull out into the street while cars just keep pulling up next to you is quite frustrating. As such I make it a point to let folks merge in one at a time in front of me. Not only is it a nice thing to do but it definitely helps the process flow and alleviates tension and aggravation.

I totally agree with you and I do the same thing. I can see the people behind me just fuming because I stop to let one car through. I was always taught that it is a "zipper effect". Would go much smoother for sure.

Pick up was crazy also. Parents are just freaky. People beeping and cussing at each other. Yikes. It was that way at the middle school back home too. Very annoying. I need to move a little further away from these schools so she can take the bus. Both states, I missed the bus route

[lvkewlkid]

can't forget the double parking...

[turkeygw]

Originally Posted by kimba01

No crossing guards here-it is high school. But thanks for the reminder.

At Katz, there is no crossing guard, and it's an elementary school. I live right across the street from Katz, and had to wait five minutes each time to cross the street with my daughters. No one wants to stop at all. It's a mess