TRAFFIC SAFETY AT EGAN
Please take a moment to review these guidelines and share them with your Egan student. This information can also be downloaded as a PDF or Word document.
Remember to use common sense as well as common courtesy when going to or coming from Egan.
PARKING LOT SAFETY AT EGAN
If you drop off and pick up your student at school, please drive cautiously and considerately.
- Slow down and practice patience.
- Let students out of the car only from the lane closest to the school, not from the middle lane or third lane.
- When dropping off or picking up students, pull as far forward and as close to the curb as possible so others can pass you.
- If you anticipate more than a quick drop off or pick up, please park in a parking place.
- Use the crosswalks when crossing the parking lot.
- When crossing, look for oncoming cars.
- Park only in marked spaces. In particular, do not park in the outlined area nearest the office. Parking in this area inhibits traffic flow in the parking lot.
- If dropping off or picking up students on Portola Ave, do so only from the school side of the street. We do not want children crossing traffic on Portola Ave.
BIKE SAFETY AT EGAN
SAFETY TIPS: Download the PDF Student Bicycle Safety Tips for Los Altos middle schools.
If your children ride bikes to school, please remind them to pay attention and bike defensively:
- Be aware of surrounding traffic.
- Wear a helmet with the strap buckled.
- Ride single file so that cars can pass safely.
- Ride on the right side of the street
- Do not enter a signal intersection on a yellow light
- Walk bikes on the sidewalk if there are pedestrians present.
- Do not ride bikes down the ramp by the gymnasium and into charter school parking lot.
Suggested Bike Route to Egan provided by the City of Los Altos
The Suggested Route to School map reflect the city’s traffic engineer and police department’s recommended routes for students journeying to and from Egan. The map is a PDF file under the Egan School link on the city’s bicycle web page.
Most of the student bicycle accidents that have occurred over the past 3 – 4 years could have been prevented if students had used the suggested route that includes intersections with the best visibility and intersections with crossing guards.
Note: Bicycles are vehicles and must obey the same rules of the road that cars do, including stopping at STOP signs and riding on the right-hand side of the road with the flow of traffic.
Bicycles must be walked, not ridden, if facing traffic on the left side of the road or on a sidewalk or pathway. And remember always: WEAR A BIKE HELMET!
Students, parents and staff must all work together to ensure the safety of our students. Thank you for doing your part.