Two New Traffic Laws Make
Streets Safer for Kids
The state has two new traffic laws intended to make our school zones safer.
The new laws – House Bills 347 and 1174, in a very real sense, address the issues of distracted, careless and insensitive drivers.
While using hand-held wireless devices has been illegal in San Antonio for more than a year, HB 347 expands the boundaries of these zones within elementary and middle or junior high schools. The new law went into effect Sept. 1 and now makes it illegal to use hand-held wireless communication
devices when in moving motor vehicles on all school property including parking lots and drop off lanes during the time a reduced speed limit is in effect for the school crossing zones.
