Those school zone signs with the flashing lights finally made sense after I drove through Denton on 380

Always thought those blinking lights were just for show or broken timing, but after hitting the 4:30 PM window in Denton last Tuesday near Ryan High, I realized they actually sync up with real dismissal times. Saw three kids bolt across the crosswalk right as the sign started flashing and a car had to slam brakes. Changed my whole view on those things, now I actually slow down instead of grumbling. Anyone else ever catch a near miss on one of those poorly placed school zone maps?

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wyatt8621d ago

Three kids bolting across the road sounds more like natural selection doing its thing than a sign issue. Pretty sure those lights are just a courtesy to drivers, not a guarantee kids won't do dumb stuff.

jake_kelly2413h ago

The one near my house on Maple Street has flashing lights and a 20mph zone, still had a kid run right into the side of my neighbor's truck last month. Natural selection might be harsh but @wyatt862 has a point, you can put up all the signs in the world and some kids just have a death wish. My buddy says his kid's school has crossing guards and the kids still dart out between parked cars like they're invincible. Maybe the lights help a little, but they're not gonna fix stupid... that's on the parents.