The journey for students to travel to and from school often involves navigating busy intersections, and ensuring these pathways are secure is important. The most expressed concern that the Hoffman Estates Police Department receives from residents is driving safety in residential neighborhoods. 

With school back in session, it is a great time to educate everyone on how they can do their part to promote pedestrian safety near schools. Please keep these safety tips in mind.

Pedestrians should always look both ways, make eye contact with drivers, and never run into traffic.

Speed limits are reduced to 20 MPH in school zones on school days when students are present.

Motorists are required to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

Attentive driving, free from distractions like mobile phones, can significantly reduce the risk of accidents.

The Hoffman Estates Police Department makes school safety a priority and residents will see an increased presence at the schools for drop off and pick up. Motorists who speed, disobey stop signs, and illegally pass school buses with the stop sign activated will be ticketed. Our schools also have school resource officers on site that help facilitate safe practices for drop off and pick up.