Can traffic controllers in Houston stop traffic on a main road to allow cars to exit a side street?

HOUSTON – Question 2:

“Are traffic controllers at schools allowed to stop traffic on a main road to allow cars to leave a side street, even if there are no pedestrians on the zebra crossing?”

Answer:

According to Sgt. Sasha Latham of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, a crossing guard’s job includes not only directing vehicles to yield to pedestrians, but also directing traffic within a school crossing zone. So, to answer your question, yes, if the crossing guard is within that zone.

““If you’re in that zone and the traffic officer tells you to stop, you have to follow their instructions as if it were a police officer asking you to stop. But one thing to keep in mind, they’re doing everything with the safety of the children going to school in mind… I don’t think anyone would disagree. So if they ask you to stop, just stop,” Sgt. Latham explained.