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Sarasota school police deputy warns e-bikes, new drivers increase risks in school zones
Summary
Deputy Chief Dimitriy Konstantinopol told the Sarasota County Schools podcast that speeding, distracted driving and rising e-bike use — alongside newly licensed teen drivers — heighten dangers in school zones; automated speed enforcement yielded an 80% drop in violations at one school, he said.
Deputy Chief Dimitriy Konstantinopol of the Sarasota County School Police Department said rising use of electric bicycles and other motorized personal vehicles, combined with newly licensed teen drivers, is creating more hazardous conditions in school zones.
"We have thousands of children who either get driven, walk or ride to school every day," Konstantinopol said, adding that crashes that seriously injure or kill children leave lifelong trauma for families and drivers. He urged drivers to know where crosswalks and school-zone speed limits are and to exercise extra caution during arrival and dismissal times.
Konstantinopol warned that distracted driving remains a major problem in school zones and noted that Florida law prohibits using a…
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