News From the Traffic Guy

Traffic Safety Greetings from the safety guy up at the stop sign!  Thank your for your patience with carline.  Some things to keep in mind that will make everyone safer and things more efficient: It is illegal to park on a corner. It is illegal to park in a crosswalk. It is illegal to park in a fire lane. If you are confused, please view the picture below full of NO. To make things move a bit faster, please DO NOT try to turn left from Church St. onto 82nd.  Please use Church St. for right-hand turns and go up a block to Clackamas Rd. to turn left.  We cannot enforce this courtesy, but we can give you dirty looks!  The problem is when Church St. fills up, it then holds up carline, and the safe group-by-group rhythm of cars is thrown off, and children are endangered. If you are confused, please view the picture below full of YES and arrows. When using the crosswalk, PLEASE wait for the group of cars to stop.  I know pedestrians have the right of way, but we are trying to get cars out of there as fast as possible.  If you are driving, PLEASE keep your eyes open for wayward pedestrians, but also keep traffic moving! When pulling up to load your child, PLEASE pull as far forward as possible.  If you are at the front of the line, that means the SECOND tree (farthest south, closest to the crosswalk). If your child is not at carline, and should be, or has forgotten something, PLEASE pull THROUGH carline and park in the gravel. If you have ideas on how we can improve these routines, we are always willing to listen!