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After near‑miss at Bonnet Street crosswalk, Nags Head explores enhanced school‑zone signals and new state law on electronic enforcement
Summary
Following a reported near‑miss at the crosswalk by Nags Head Elementary, police and staff proposed a new pedestrian alert or offset signal and said they are researching the recently enacted SB391 allowing electronic speed‑measuring devices in school zones; chief said citations under SB391 would be civil, reviewed by a sworn officer, and fines would go to the school system under statute.
Town staff and the police chief briefed the board Dec. 3 on a near‑miss at the Bonnet Street crosswalk outside Nags Head Elementary and on tools the town might use to improve safety.
Why it matters: The intersection serves an elementary school, a YMCA and Dowdy Park; staff said driver noncompliance with lights at the Bonnet Street crosswalk had produced near misses and that the town and DOT are exploring quicker‑to‑notice signals and other engineering…
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