Carson City Sheriff's Office reminds motorists of school zone traffic safety laws
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to welcome everyone into a new school year. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers and Traffic Units will be teaming up to monitor and enforce all school zone laws for this school calendar year. Before the 2023-2024 school year commences, The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to provide the community with some helpful school zone traffic safety laws.
Nevada law prohibits drivers from driving faster than 15 miles per hour in posted school zones. School zones are sections of streets which are adjacent to school properties. Nevada law also prohibits drivers from driving faster than 25 miles per hour in school crossing zones.
School crossing zones are sections of streets not adjacent to school property’s which students use to cross while following a designated walking route to school. School zone flashers or flashing yellow lights, accompanied by the school zone speed limit, turn on when the school zone is active.
Drivers are not allowed to make U-turns or pass other vehicles in active school zones or school crossing zones. Crossing guards will be in the areas situated near elementary schools to provide additional traffic safety for the younger students crossing in the marked crosswalks.
Children less than 57 inches in height and under 6 years of age are required to be safely secured within a child restraint system; also known as a child car seat.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to remind all Nevada motorists to please be patient and mindful of the students, crossing guards and other parents dropping off their children within our school zones.
Law enforcement personnel will continue to enforce traffic safety laws year-round as part of their commitment to reduce accidents and save lives. Whether you're the driver, a passenger, or student, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone to make safety on our roadways their top priority.