Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
(a) A student walking route shall be considered hazardous if any one of the following three conditions exist: (1) Two or more pedestrian-related accidents have occurred during the last 3 years while the pedestrians were walking along the student walking route during hours students are normally going to or from school.(2) It is necessary for a student to cross a roadway; either daily or intermittently, at a location where vehicular traffic is not controlled by either traffic control signals or a stop sign, or where students are not protected by an adult crossing guard; provided vehicular traffic on roadway is in excess of the values given in the table below for any 15-minute period during which students are enroute to or from school: TABLE I
| RoadwayWidth (ft)* | For Elementary StudentsNumber of Vehicles | For Secondary StudentsNumber of Vehicles |
| 20 or less | 155 | 175 |
| 24 | 130 | 150 |
| 30 | 100 | 120 |
| 36 | 80 | 100 |
| 48 | 40 | 60 |
* If the roadway is divided by a raised median which is at least 8 feet wide and has nonmountable curbs, the roadway should be considered as two separate roadways.
(3) It is necessary for students to cross a railroad-highway grade crossing which has two or more tracks and the following three qualifications are met: (i) Trains normally-not necessarily with regularity-use the crossing at the time the students cross the tracks going to or from school.(ii) The crossing is not protected by a flashing light signal or a crossing guard.(iii) The speed of the trains and the available sight distance are such that students walking at a speed of 3.5 feet per second cannot safely cross the tracks.(b) A student walking route shall be considered hazardous if a sidewalk does not exist and either paragraph (1) or (2) applies: (1) The shoulders are less than 4 feet wide and for either:(i) Elementary students, the roadway surface is less than 20 feet wide and one or more trucks with three or more axles, not including garbage trucks or other types of trucks making house-to-house stops, normally use the roadway during the time the elementary students are enroute to or from school.(ii) Streets and highways with an average traffic volume of at least ten vehicles per hour during the time students are walking, a 3.5-foot tall elementary school student or a 4.5-foot tall secondary student is not visible by approaching drivers from at least the following minimum distances: TABLE II
| Safe-running Speed | Minimum Distance (ft.) |
| 30 or less | 200 |
| 35 | 240 |
| 40 | 275 |
| 45 | 315 |
| 50 | 350 |
| 55 | 410 |
(2) The normal vehicular traffic volume during any 15-minute period that students are enroute to or from school exceeds the following values for the appropriate safe-running speed range: (i) Safe-running speed is 35 mph or less: | Shoulder Width | For Elementary Students | Number of Vehicles For Secondary Students Only |
| less than 4 ft. | 30 | 45 |
| 4 ft.-6 ft. | 60 | 100 |
(ii) Safe-running speed is over 35 mph: | Shoulder Width | For Elementary Students | Number of Vehicles For Secondary Students Only |
| less than 4 ft. | 20 | 30 |
| 4 ft.-6 ft. | 40 | 65 |
The provisions of this §447.4 adopted August 1, 1980, effective 8/2/1980, 10 Pa.B. 3191; amended August 7, 1981, effective 8/8/1981, 11 Pa.B. 2777. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 447.3 (relating to general policy).