Can You Believe It Is Back To School Time?

It's that time of year....School buses are picking up their passengers, parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It's never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially before and after school School buses are the most regulated vehicles on the road. Designed to be safer than passenger vehicles in preventing crashes and injuries to protect children from other motorists. If you're driving behind a bus, allow a greater following distance than if you were driving behind a car. This gives you more time to stop once the yellow lights start flashing. It is illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children. Never pass a bus from behind or from either direction if you're on an undivided road – when it is stopped to load or unload children If the yellow or red lights are flashing and the stop arm is extended, traffic must stop The area 10 feet around a school bus is the most dangerous for children Stop far enough back to allow them space to safely enter and exit the bus Stay alert! children can be unpredictable, and they tend to ignore hazards