Pedestrian safety is the responsibility of the local municipality.
In situations where the local municipality at the request of STWDSTS has not
been able to resolve a safety issue, exception transportation may be provided.
Each item in and by itself does not warrant such a designation, but a
combination of several criteria may result in the STWDSTS determining
that exception transportation may be warranted.

STWDSTS has the sole discretion to determine exception transportation.
STWDSTS decision is final.

1. Number of Traveled Lanes of a Road - STWDSTS considers
   the number of traveled lanes a student would have to
   cross. In most cases, more lanes on a road is an indicator
   of higher volumes of traffic.


2. Posted Speed Limits – STWDSTS takes into consideration
   the posted speed limits of a street or road. A safety
   consideration is given to roads that have speed limits
   above 70 kph.


3. Sidewalks – lack of sidewalks are not a consideration for
   bus transportation in and by itself. Many of the
   communities STWDSTS serves either by choice or design
   do not have sidewalks.


4. Signalized Intersection or Crossings – Signalized
   intersections, crossings and placement of crossing guards
   are the responsibilities of local municipalities.
   


5. Physical Barriers – STWDSTS takes into consideration
   physical barriers such as construction, bridges without
   sidewalks or railings, unguarded railroad crossings or
   unprotected waterways.


6. Grade Level of Students – STWDSTS takes into
   consideration the grade level of a student that has to walk to school.

1. STWDSTS will use the above criteria to determine if a
   walking route is safe for students in cases where a new
   school is opened or a school’s attendance boundaries have
   changed requiring students to walk a different route to
   school.


2. Exception transportation is reviewed annually.