Los Gatos Motorists Advised to Drive Carefully Near Schools on Monday

—By Bay City News Service

As Los Gatos and Monte Sereno students return to classrooms on Monday, safety officials are reminding motorists to drive cautiously near schools.

Police are advising motorists to watch out for children and parents on the road, walking across streets and pedaling on bicycles.

To create a safe environment around schools police are reminding motorists to drive slowly, avoid routes near schools and be aware that law enforcement is out in full force.

The Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department is proactive about increasing safety around school areas in town to limit dangerous maneuvers.

At school zones, the speed limit is 25 mph when children are present.

Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police Sgt. Steve Walpole said at the start of the school year in 2012 that the department and the local school districts have a long-standing partnership to ensure 10 high-use intersections are manned by crossing guards.

Walpole has said the four most congested intersections in the Los Gatos are near (Daves Avenue at Poppy Lane), (Blossom Hill and Roberts East), (East Main Street at Jackson) and (Nino Avenue at Los Gatos Boulevard).

—Los Gatos Patch Editor Sheila Sanchez contributed to this report