Sec. 31-9A. Speed Monitoring Systems Authorized; safe routes to school infrastructure review.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 31-9A (2026)
Sec. 31-9A. Speed Monitoring Systems Authorized; safe routes to school infrastructure review.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Definitions. In this Section, the following words have the meanings indicated:
School zone means an area within a half-mile radius of any school established by the State Highway Administration or the County pursuant to the Maryland Transportation Code § 21-803.1.
Speed monitoring system means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.
Walkshed means a boundary area designated for walking and biking to and from school as specified by the Montgomery County Board of Education Student Transportation policy. A walkshed distance is dependent on the grade level of a student.
(b)
The County Executive may authorize, by Executive Order, the use of a speed monitoring system in the County:
(1)
on a highway in a residential district with a maximum posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour, and
(2)
on a highway in a school zone.
(c)
An unmanned stationary speed monitoring system must not be activated for the first time after October 1, 2009 until the Executive publishes notice of the location of the speed monitoring system on the County’s website and in a newspaper of general circulation in the County.
(d)
If a speed monitoring system is placed on a highway in a school zone, each sign that designates the school zone must indicate that a speed monitoring system is in use.
(e)
Safe routes to school infrastructure review – required. Upon notification by law enforcement of a traffic collision involving a pedestrian walking, biking, or using other non-motorized conveyances to or from school, the Department of Transportation must perform a safe route to school infrastructure review of each collision that:
(1)
occurs on a County road;
(A)
within a school zone; or
(B)
within a walkshed, if the collision occurred between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. on a school instructional day; or
(2)
occurs at a school bus stop, upon notification by Montgomery County Public Schools.
(f)
Contents of the safe routes to school infrastructure review. The review under subsection (e):
(1)
must identify:
(A)
any deficiencies in engineering, traffic control, and traffic operations;
(B)
appropriate corrective actions and crash reduction countermeasures, including a redesign of the road network consistent with the United States Department of Transportation’s best practices and the County’s Vision Zero program; and
(C)
prior collisions in the vicinity; and
(2)
may identify changes to safety-related outreach and education programs by the Department, if warranted.
(g)
The Department of Transportation must:
(1)
complete the safe routes to school infrastructure review within 6 months after notification by law enforcement or Montgomery County Public Schools when an injury or fatality has occurred on a County maintained roadway; and
(2)
post the contents of the review on the County’s website.