crossing the street law

[F50myster]

who is this chief you are all talking about? is it the head of the police department?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

First, if you are a minor, you should tell your parents. Then, your parents should contact the school. There should have been somebody out helping kids cross the road.

Since you don't know who it was (a police car number or anything), you are really in fix. Your parents can still call the police department and file a complaint.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

A Chattanooga cop had a picture of his cop car in a handicapped walmart parking space sent to the news a few weeks back.

 

[sonjab314]

I am a retired female police officer. There are not that many female officers in the world. If you live in a smaller town, chances are she may have been the only female officer working at that time. They have ways of tracking down who was working. She may be the only female officer that was assigned to that area. The patrol units could be equipped with GPS. You never know. But yes, it sounds like she is wearing her badge a little too heavy. The issue needs to be addressed.

 

[F50myster]

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it wasnt at my school, i was walking home and i passed an elementary school. thats where it happened. im pretty sure that if i saw her again i would know who she was

 

[dadsdeercamp]

i think you should make a point of getting this cop reported after all she is a cop she is an example for your comunity if the police dont follow the law who will this is verry serious. fallow thru with this before she kills someone. please dont let her get away with this!!!

 

[F50myster]

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yes i agree with you, but you want to know what was weird? right after that i saw like 5 police cars pass me and they were all different and i saw them at about 3 blocks away each. that was pretty scary i thought they were following me

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

You can call the non-emergency number for the police and report what happened and hwere. They will know what officers are on patrol in that area, and they will also be aware of local and state laws regarding school crosswalks.

Just to give you an idea of the differences that I know about. Local elementar school has crossing guards, and people are supposed to cross ONLY with a guard's assistance if one is present (usually from about half an hour before school begins until a few minutes after it begins, and again a few minutes before school lets out for the day until about 30 minutes after it is over. There is a sign that says to yeld to people in the crosswalk. My son's high school does not have any official school crosswalks, but there are crosswalks at the intersections. There are signal lights present, and pedestrians are to cross only when the WALK light is on.

A school crosswalk near where my older son went to high school (there is an elementary school nearby) that is valid as a crosswalk only when sign lights are flashing.

Schools near my parents have crosswalks tht are only effective during certain hours of school days. In these later two examples, there are signs that specifically state how the crosswalk is to be treated.

 

[sonjab314]

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yes i agree with you, but you want to know what was weird? right after that i saw like 5 police cars pass me and they were all different and i saw them at about 3 blocks away each. that was pretty scary i thought they were following me

If there were that many cars in that area, I would say there was a service call close by. That still does not give her the right to do what she did.

 

[F50myster]

oh and btw it was a four way intesection and there were stop signs