N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 17 § 191.5
A 4th grade child going to an elementary school must walk four feet from the roadway on a shoulder along a two lane road for a distance of 1/2 mile. If the road is posted at 50 mph, with a 15 minute vehicular traffic count of 120, the situation would produce the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS WITHOUT SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS | ||
1. | Shoulder < five feet wide, 1/2 mile | 6 points |
2. | 120 vehicles per 15 minutes | 5 |
3. | 50 mph | 3 |
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS | ||
4. | Does not cross highway | 0 |
5. | N/A | 0 |
6. | N/A | 0 |
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS | ||
7. | Does not cross railroad tracks | 0 |
14 points | ||
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for a 4th grade student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation meets the criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 14 points were calculated. However, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
A family has a 3rd grade child and an 9th grade child going to schools at the same location. They must walk 1050 feet on a two lane roadway posted at 40 mph with no shoulder or sidewalk. Recent traffic counts indicate that 600 vehicles per hour use the roadway during the morning walk to school. Each child would have the following points:
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS | ||
1. | No Shoulder, 1050 feet | 4 points |
2. | 600 vph (150 veh per 15 minutes) | 5 |
3. | 40 mph | 1 |
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS | ||
4. | Does not cross highway | 0 |
5. | N/A | 0 |
6. | N/A | 0 |
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS | ||
7. | Does not cross railroad tracks | 0 |
10 points | ||
Result: No CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for a 3rd grade student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation does not meet the criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 10 points were calculated. Also, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
An 8th grade child walking to a middle school on a sidewalk must cross Central Avenue, a four lane highway with a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Traffic is not required to stop on Central Avenue, only on the intersecting side streets. A 15 minute vehicular traffic count generated 200 vehicles on Central Avenue. The child would have the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS | ||
1. | Sidewalk | 0 points |
2. | N/A | 0 |
3. | N/A | 0 |
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS | ||
4. | Cross 4 lane roadway w/o traffic control | 12 |
5. | 200 vehicles per 15 minutes | 5 |
6. | 45 mph traffic on Central Avenue | 2 |
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS | ||
7. | Does not cross railroad tracks | 0 |
19 points | ||
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for an 8th grade student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation meets the criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 14 points were calculated. A CSZ is also justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
A 5th grade child walking to school on a sidewalk must cross two adjacent railroad tracks. If this location has two trains crossing daily during the one hour period children are going to school and one train crossing daily during the one hour period children are returning from school, there would be a total of three trains, and the situation would produce the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS | ||
1. | Sidewalk | 0 points |
2. | N/A | 0 |
3. | N/A | 0 |
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS | ||
4. | Does not cross highway | 0 |
5. | N/A | 0 |
6. | N/A | 0 |
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS | ||
7. | Cross 2 tracks, 3 trains | 13 |
13 points | ||
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for an 8th grade student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation meets the criteria for establishing a CSZ for students in grades K - 8 since 13 points were calculated. However, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
A sophomore student going to a high school must walk four feet from the roadway on a shoulder along a two lane road for a distance of 1/2 mile. The road is posted at 35 mph, with a 15 minute vehicular traffic count of 240. The student must also cross Main Street, a three lane highway with a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Traffic is controlled by a traffic signal with pedestrian indications. A 15 minute vehicular traffic count generated 200 vehicles on Main Street. The situation would produce the following points:
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS | ||
1. | Shoulder < 5 feet wide, 1/2 mile | 6 points |
2. | 240 veh per 15 minutes on two lane road | 5 |
3. | 35 mph on two lane roadway | 0 |
11 points | ||
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS | ||
4. | Cross Main Street, 3 lanes, traffic signal with pedestrian indications | 3 |
5. | 200 veh per 15 minutes on Main Street | 5 |
6. | 45 mph on Main street | 2 |
10 points | ||
HAZARD TYPE-HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS | ||
7. | Does not cross railroad tracks | 0 |
0 points | ||
Sum of Two Greatest Hazards | 21 points | |
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8
No CSZ established for grades 9 - 12
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for an 8th grade student and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation does not meet the criteria for establishing a CSZ based on a single hazard for students in grades K - 8 or grades 9 - 12. However, when the two greatest hazards are combined, the criteria is met for grades K - 8 since 21 points were calculated. However, a CSZ is not justified for students in grades 9 - 12.
A sophomore student going to a high school must walk four feet from the roadway on a shoulder along a two lane road for a distance of.8 mile (4224 feet). The road is posted at 35 mph, with a 15 minute vehicular traffic count of 240. The student must also cross Main Street, a three lane highway with a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Traffic is controlled by a traffic signal without pedestrian indications. A 15 minute vehicular traffic count generated 200 vehicles on Main Street. In addition, the student must cross a highway-railroad grade crossing with one track. This location has one train crossing daily during the one hour period children are going to school and one train crossing daily during the one hour period children are returning from school. Therefore, there would be a total of two trains, and the situation would produce the following points:
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAYS W/O SIDEWALKS OR ADEQUATE SHOULDERS | ||
1. | Shoulder < 5 feet wide, .8 mile | 9 points |
2. | 240 veh per 15 minutes on two lane road | 5 |
3. | 35 mph on two lane roadway | 0 |
14 points | ||
HAZARD TYPE - HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS | ||
4. | Cross Main Street, 3 lanes, traffic signal without pedestrian indications | 6 |
5. | 200 veh per 15 minutes on Main Street | 5 |
6. | 45 mph on Main street | 2 |
13 points | ||
Result: CSZ established for grades K - 8 based on 1 hazard
CSZ established for grades 9 - 12 based on 2 hazards
To establish a CSZ, 12 points are required for students in grades 8 - 12 and 15 points for students in grades 9 - 12. The situation does meet the criteria for establishing a CSZ based on a single hazard for students in grades K - 8 as there are two individual hazards with 13 and 14 points respectively. However, the criteria is not met for students in grades 9 - 12. If the two greatest hazards are combined, the criteria is met for both grades K - 8 and 9 - 12 since 27 points were calculated.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 17 § 191.5