Everyone agrees that encouraging more kids to bike and walk to school is a good thing, and one of the best ways to do this is to make sure that the streets around Oak Knoll School feel safe for bikers and walkers. Whenever you drive (whether to Oak Knoll School or anywhere else, for that matter) please OBEY ALL TRAFFIC LAWS.
Don’t speed – most of the streets in Menlo Park have a 25 mph speed limit. Don’t just assume that you’re driving within the speed limit—look at your speedometer.
Put away your electronic devices – studies have shown that talking on a cell phone while driving—whether the phone is hand-held or hands-free—is equivalent to driving while legally drunk.
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Please be extra cautious at crosswalks and let all pedestrians cross before you drive through.
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All drivers are asked to obey the crossing guards at the school crosswalk.
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Do not drop-off or pick-up children at the intersection of White Oak Drive and Oak Knoll Lane, Oak Avenue and Oak Knoll Lane, or at the cross-walk on Oak Knoll Lane.
Don’t park on the sidewalks – parents and kids walking to Oak Knoll shouldn’t have to walk in the street just to get around your vehicle.
Treat bicyclists like other drivers – bicycles have the same rights on the road, and are also required to follow most of the same laws, as car drivers. Don’t squeeze past a bicycle on a narrow roadway if there isn’t room to pass safely—slow down and wait behind the cyclist until there is a safe opportunity to pass. Give children on bikes extra room—they are not as predictable as adults and may swerve out into the road unexpectedly.