Not long ago, The Times printed an article about a motorist who accidently ran into one of the temporary signs placed in the road on north Fountain Hills Boulevard where it runs between the two schools.

The vital purpose of these signs is to slow traffic to 15 miles per hour whenever children are likely to be near or crossing the road.

I drive through that area perhaps 200 times a year and have often noticed the signs are simply not that prominent. They are mostly white, with a small yellow stripe on the front. Sometimes they are shaded by trees and they are easily obscured by other cars as I pass through the area.

There are three signs, and I can imagine a motorist, unfamiliar with the area, could miss seeing that third sign and accelerate after passing the second sign (northbound drivers are getting ready to accelerate up the hill to 45 mph and often faster. Southbound drivers are decelerating coming down the hill on a curving road).

I am not a traffic engineer, nor do I know the history of these signs. All I know is they seem inadequate. I would suggest mounting small fluorescent orange bicycle flags on these signs, as a low-cost, simple modification until something better comes along.

Protecting kids is a really good investment.