crossing guards

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know where I could find the regulations governing crossing guards? Is it something regulated by the State or the town? My google-fu isn't what it used to be.

This morning I was walking through Union Square and I saw a crossing guard dart out in front of traffic on a green light to hold up his "stop" sign to let adults cross the road. Cars had to quickly brake and I'm surprised there wasn't a traffic accident of some sort.

1) Crossing guards shouldn't stop the flow of traffic at green lights, right?

2) Where I grew up, crossing guards wouldn't even hold up their stop sign for adults. They were there to make sure that school age kids crossed the road safely. Only in Massachusetts have I routinely witnessed crossing guards concerned with adults crossing the intersection.

Hopefully it was just because today was brutally cold and he didn't want to wait for a red light.

Comments

[lac.livejournal.com]

I always get crossed by Crossing Guards around here. I always thought it was a bit odd but I see it all the time. But, I am always at a light or crosswalk.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Same here. The guy who crosses people at the corner of Temple and Mystic where I catch the bus crosses adults as well as kids, but only on a walk signal.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

It seems weird to me too, but I've been "assisted" by them as well. I don't mind that as much as long as they are not distracted assisting an adult when a kid walks up behind them or tries to cross the opposite facing street.