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At this point, the reflective tape is only an idea, and nothing will likely come about until school returns to session after winter break. Deputy Ron Zude, who has worked in law enforcement for more than 20 years and with Kitsap County’s traffic division for five years, said one of the biggest problems for students is how often drivers speed in school zones. In the morning and afternoon, when school zone speeds are active, the speed
limit drops to 20 mph. “Pedestrians who are hit by a car traveling 40 mph have a 15 percent chance of survival, but 85 percent survive when hit by a car moving at 20 mph,” stated a report on pedestrian safety from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The stopping distance for a vehicle traveling 30 mph as opposed to 20 is significantly longer, 197 and 112 feet, respectively. The American Academy of Pediatrics study stated, “In residential neighborhoods, an average vehicle speed of 30 mph, compared with 20 mph, was associated with more than a sevenfold
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greater risk of children being hospitalized for pedestrian injuries.” Zude said after the flag installation Thursday he had stopped three drivers speeding in school zones that morning. All three were going at least 30 mph. “Even with me on the side of the road, it’s hard to get drivers to recognize they’re in a school zone,” Zude said. Zude and two other deputies spend each morning patrolling Kitsap County school zones. Off the top of his head, Zude guessed
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