State Assembly member Marc Berman said 8-year-old Jacob's death inspired the Menlo Park Democrat to introduce legislation that would lower speed limits in school zones from 25 to 20 mph or less.
Traffic accidents are the number one cause of death for school-age children in California, but the state has some of the fastest school zone speeds in the country, he added.
If passed, AB 2583 the Safer School Zones Act would lower speed limits and enforce the limits to include heavy pedestrian traffic times from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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