Are School Zones Dangerous?

Schools are a friendly place of learning and education. However, when it comes to driving, they can become as dangerous as two-way one-lane roads. Here is an article describing school zones as a dangerous area for driving tests:

School Zones - The Driving Test Danger Zones

School zones are terrible for the driving test, and for driving in general. They have strict rules and laws, and every minor error that usually ends as just one point can ruin an entire test. Even without the test the rules are much more strict, and police officers are more "generous" with traffic fines around them. Even with this in mind, many driving students make the same mistakes in school zones over and over during their driving test.

One very common mistake on school zones is speed limit violation. Usually examiners are somewhat lax on speed issues and allow the students to deviate from the speed limit. However, on school zones, the speed limit is much more strict, and going faster even by half of the allowed speed addition can cause a failure.

School buses are another big cause of failure. Normally, all drivers know that they need to stop when the red lights flash. Some driving students taking their driving test forget about this law and just keep going. This is not only illegal, but it is a serious failure to yield and stop, and an immediate need for a re-test.

Pedestrians cause many problems around school zones. School zones have many pedestrians by nature, so driving around them can be very slow and annoying. Some examinees don't recognize a crosswalk when they see one, and if a pedestrian tries to cross they just don't let him. This is a serious critical error and an automatic failing result in the test.

Some schools even have "crosswalk watchers" who stop car traffic for pedestrians. Some drivers just ignore them and keep going. This is highly illegal and very dangerous. If it happens during a driving test, the examinee can forget about getting a driver's license on the current test and better start practicing for the next ones.

School zones don't make driving harder, but they do make its laws and rules more strict. When practicing for the driving test, every student should make it a routine to visit at least one school zone. They sometimes appear on driving tests, and no one wants to be surprised when rules suddenly become stricter. Every student driver should get a good guide that explains exactly how to drive in a school zone.

You can see some great guides about the driving test in the Pass your Driving Test area of Great-Info-Products.com. Each guide has a special part for school zones and how to handle them before, during, and after the driving test.

Source: my article at EzineArticles.com.

Now you have one more thing to practice for your driving test. Practice well.
Yours,
Nadav

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