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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I drive my kid to Churchill because teenagers need more sleep than a 7:45 AM school start allows (as discussed many times on this forum).    He gets almost an extra 30 minutes of sleep by being driven to school instead of  taking the bus (with its multiple stops and roundabout route).     I have not encountered traffic problems at Churchill when we arrive at 7:25 AM.    The new traffic patterns are certainly an improvement from last year.

My kid always takes the bus home.[/quote]

Just curious - which loop are you using to drop off? Trying to see if I changed routes if that makes a difference.[/quote]

I actually prefer the Victory Lane entrance even though I come from south of Tuckerman Lane.      I think the separate entrances for the two lanes on Victory Lane has really speeded things up.    One still has to be prepared to see students crossing the street anywhere and at anytime.    And as others noted in this thread, students going to Seniors parking have to make an awkward crossing of  the incoming dropoff traffic [/quote]

+1  Any other time of day, I go on Gainsborough, driving up Postoak to Victory and then right into the lot is much better for drop off/pick up times.  [/quote]

The drop off on Gainsborough is a disaster.  After 7:30, it's impossible to get in or out of the parking lot.  Traffic backs up on Gainsborough half way to Cabin John Middle School. The security guard tells kids to walk through the parking lot instead of on the sidewalk. Really smart -- not!

I heard that the new principal personally did the traffic plan instead of asking for help from the MoCo traffic engineers who do this for a living.  It will be on her if I kid gets hit because she's too arrogant to ask for help from people who know what they're doing.[/quote]

+1 She’s made it more dangerous for both pedestrians and cars. That stadium parking lot is a dangerous place to drop off. There are too many kids who walk down that sidewalk to school. They are trying to help the cars get in more quickly by having the students walk through the parking lot and avoid the driveway. The issue is that there isn’t a sidewalk that goes all the way around. They need to step in the parking lot. Such a mess. [/quote]

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