Regulación sobre cruces escolares en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que las autoridades deben crear cruces escolares donde sea seguro para los niños cruzar la calle. Para decidir dónde ponerlos, hacen estudios sobre el tráfico y la seguridad.

Es como cuando un padre decide poner una reja alrededor de la piscina para que los niños no se caigan. Se asegura de que sea un lugar seguro antes de permitirles jugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en el barrio de Ana hay una escuela y muchos niños cruzan la calle para llegar. La autoridad local, junto con el director de la escuela, realiza un estudio y decide poner un cruce escolar porque la calle es muy transitada y los niños necesitan un lugar seguro para cruzar.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 257.613a - School crossings; establishment; basis; determination; notice; erection of school crossing signs Sec. 613a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the state transportation department, a county road commission, or a local authority shall establish school crossings considered necessary for the safety of schoolchildren on streets and highways under its jurisdiction. The establishment of a school crossing shall be based upon a traffic and engineering study conducted by the authority having jurisdiction, in consultation with the superintendent of the school district. (2) If considered necessary under subsection (1) or pursuant to a traffic and engineering study conducted under subsection (4), a school crossing shall be established within a safe distance from a school located on a street or highway on which the speed limit is 25 miles or more per hour. (3) Upon request of the superintendent of the school district, the following individuals shall meet at not less than 5-year intervals to consider whether a traffic and engineering study should be conducted to determine whether a school crossing is required under subsection (2): (a) The superintendent of the school district in which the school is located or his or her designee. (b) The head of the local authority having jurisdiction to maintain the road or his or her designee or, if there is no local authority, an individual designated by the director of the state transportation department. (c) The chief of police of the local unit of government in which the road is located or his or her designee or, if the local unit of government does not have a police department, the county sheriff or his or her designee. (4) If the individuals described in subsection (3) determine by unanimous vote that a traffic