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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain why Crossfield has Franklin - Skyview in one scenario only? And why wouldn’t it be Carson - Skyview when Franklin is going to be an Oakton feeder? Make it make sense![/quote]

Because Crossfield to Skyview is not such an obvious choice.

The trip from Crossfield to Skyview would be much shorter than the current commute to Oakton, which is a valid point.

That said, if Crossfield switched to Franklin Middle and stayed at Oakton High, while Oak Hill switched to Carson Middle and Skyview, it would eliminate a split feeder pattern, another criteria.

Fox Mill is as close to Skyview as Crossfield is, if not closer

It appears that more Fox Mill families would send kids to Skyview than Crossfield families.

Community input isn’t everything, but it should carry weight.

But I agree that if Crossfield gets moved to Skyview, it should stay at Carson. That part doesn't make sense. 
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Closer != faster.

Left turns, stop light timing, number of stops lights, speed limits, traffic density, propensity for accidents and the like.

That's just too simplistic.
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I live in Franklin Farm. Trust me when I tell you it is far safer for a teen to drive from my neighborhood to Skyview (big, wide open roads, maybe 5 stop lights total and really only one left turn) than it is for them to drive on narrow windy roads with a ton of blind spots to get to Oakton. [/quote]

Um, your kid can....
get on west ox (nice big road), then get on rt 50 (nice big road), get on i66 (nice big road), get off on 123 (nice big road) , then get on germantown (nice big road).

Each of these roads is at least 2 lanes in each direction....

They're not required to go on fox mill, whaples mill, or bennet.[/quote]

66 is a HIGHWAY. It gets backed up, merging is insane. I know this, I do this every. signal. day. I see fender benders on 66 at least twice a month.[/quote]

Old enough to remember when 2 Oakton students were killed on it 50 on the way home from 2nd day of school.  [/quote]

Unfortunately, HS drivers are killed on wide roads with 35 mile an hour speed limits because HS drivers are less experienced and more prone to making poor decisions regarding speed.

And in all honesty, seeing a few fender benders a month is not really that big a deal, they are a relativly rare event given the amount of traffic on the road. I am not saying that the distance and road conditions are a reason to move or not move but I don't think that the likelihood of an accident or event with teenagers involved changes that much. Teens are already at a far higher risk for accidents regardless of where they are driving. 
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Wow you RIO moms will do ANYTHING to stay at Oakton. I don't want my kids driving on highways if not necessary.[/quote]

Cool, they can take the side streets. And my kid isn't at Crossfield or going to Skyview.

I have no issue with saying that distance and commute are good reasons for Crossfield families to attend Skyview, valid points. Layering in "This one tragic event happened so we are right." is manipulating peoples emotions. Getting upset when people point out that teens get in deadly crashes in front of schools on wide open roads with a lower speed limit because it counter balances your tragic event is an interesting choice. 
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I'm the PP who "layered that in." Please note, I only "layered that in" after a PP had claimed that those highways (66) and rt 50 were fine.
We all know that the more miles you drive, the stats are worse. 
Having driven that route many times (and I was not the poster who said she drives it daily) I can vouch for the awful traffic on 66 and the awful back roads which I have often taken many times.[/quote]

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