30 August, 2012
The Hopkinton Police Department would like to remind everyone that the Hopkinton Public Schools will be opening on Wednesday September 5, 2012.
To help protect the children we urge motorists to:
- Slow down near schools and in residential areas
- Obey speed limit of 20 MPH in School Zone when lights are flashing
- Plan for extra travel time if you’ll be traveling during times when children will be traveling to and from school
- Use extra caution at intersections, crosswalks and other locations where children may be walking to and from school
- Always stop for school buses when they are loading or unloading passengers or have stop lights activated
- Always maintain a minimum distance of 100 feet when following a school bus with passengers
The Hopkinton Police Department will be patrolling and enforcing motor vehicles laws to
provide a safe trip to and from school for all children. Failure to obey the motor vehicle
laws could result in a motorists being fined, some of the potential fines are;
- Failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk – Minimum $200 fine
- Failure to stop for a school bus while loading or unloading students – Minimum $250 fine
- Failure to maintain 100 feet distance while following a school bus – Minimum $35 fine
- Speeding – Minimum $100 fine
Richard Flannery
Police Chief
