§ 24-12-6-10. School crossings.

A.

Crosswalks may be established over streets abutting a school or the grounds adjacent thereto, and all children crossing the streets shall be required to do so within the marked crosswalks. The administrator, with advice of the local superintendent of schools, shall establish and mark, or cause to be marked, these street crossings.

B.

Crosswalks over streets not abutting on school grounds may be established by the administrator, with advice of the local superintendent of schools and after adequate assurance has been given that proper safety precautions, pursuant to regulations of the administrator, will be maintained at the crossings by the school authorities to enforce their use by children.

C.

At all school crossings except as provided in this section, appropriate signs shall be provided as prescribed by the administrator indicating the crossings and regulating traffic movement within the school zones.

D.

School crossings are not required to be specifically posted when they are located:

(1)

at a signalized intersection;

(2)

at an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign; or

(3)

at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing is provided.

(Ord. No. 1567 , 5-29-18)

State law reference

66-7-336 NMSA 1978.