By Khalida Sarwari
Law enforcement officers in Santa Clara County are cracking down on unsafe driving around schools starting today as part of a weeklong campaign to make students safer.
The purpose of the campaign, titled “Operation Safe Passage,” is to alert parents, commuters and children who walk or ride their bikes to and from school about traffic laws near school zones.
Throughout the week, officers will strictly enforce traffic laws in and around school zones in the county during peak commute hours.
Officers will focus on infractions including speeding, failing to stop for school buses with flashing stoplights, failing to yield to pedestrians, jaywalking, and using cellphones while driving.
They will also make sure juvenile bicyclists are wearing helmets, and that drivers are buckled up.
Operation Safe Passage will continue through Friday.
