Pennsylvania Code
Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION
Part I - Department of Transportation
Subpart B - Nonvehicle Code Provisions
Article III - Highways
Chapter 447 - HAZARDOUS WALKING ROUTES
Section 447.4 - Criteria
Universal Citation: 67 PA Code ยง 447.4
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 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 |
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 447.3 (relating to general policy).
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