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[quote=Anonymous]The next few weeks are the deadliest time for pedestrians and cyclists as the days get shorter and DST ends.

Audit your own child's walk to school. Are there sidewalks the entire way? If so, are they adequately separated from the road? Are they in good condition? Is foliage trimmed? Where does your child have to cross? Are they crossing major roads? Is there a marked crosswalk? Is it signaled? Do you have a crossing guard? Once your child gets to school property by foot or on bike, are they protected until they get to the front door, or are they having to dodge buses and drop-off lane drivers?

Do the same for the walk to the bus stop and the bus stop location.

Multiple students have died or been severely injured at or on their way to/from a bus stop. Two elementary school children died, and a WJ student was traumatically injured. A few years ago, three Kennedy HS students were struck at a bus stop along Georgia Ave and one was traumatically injured.

Send your findings to MCPS Transportation, the BOE, and to the County Council's Transportation & Environment Committee.

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