ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions and shares tips about the rules of the road, helping Central Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated.
A News 6 viewer asked, “Am I still required to do 20 mph during the summer, even if I know school is not in session?”
Trooper Steve says “practice makes permanent” and what he hopes everyone does on a normal basis when it comes to driving safely.
“Constantly using your turning signal or reminding yourself to make a complete stop at a stop sign prepares you for days down the road to make this a routine pattern. The same with apply to obeying the speeds in a school zone,” he said.
Public schools are out and there are no students during the summer, but occasionally the school zone would be active with flashing lights as you’re driving through, he said.
“Technically by law, the school zone would still be active,” Trooper Steve said.
He also said school zones could be active on weekends when you think no one is there, but sometimes special events are taking place at schools where that school zone has been activated.
“So, commit it to memory that you should treat every school zone with care because at the end of the day, it’s either your student or someone else’s who is depending on your safe actions,” he said.
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