School Bus Safety Tips

DRESS APPROPRIATELY:

• Wear light, bright, reflective clothing and do not wear a hood so you can see and be seen in traffic.

WHILE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP:

• Remember “5 and 5”:  While waiting on or exiting the bus, stay 5 giant steps away from the street and/or the bus.
• Stay away from the bus wheels at all times – the driver cannot see you.
• Wait until the school bus and other traffic has stopped before stepping out onto the toad.  NEVER run after the school bus once it has left the stop!
• Don’t pick up anything you drop near the bus.  The driver may not see you.  Instead, ask the driver for help.

AVOID DISTRACTIONS:

• Don’t play round while waiting for the bus.
• Listening to your music player or playing handheld video games may lead to potential injury, PUT IT DOWN!

SCHOOL’S OPEN – DRIVE CAREFULLY

• As of January 1, 2021, the penalties for failure to stop for a school bus double.
• The penalty for failure to stop for a school bus goes from a minimum $100 to $200 and if a second offense is committed in 5 years, the person’s license will be suspended for up to 1 year.
• The penalty for passing a school bus on the side that children enter and exit when the school bus displays a stop signal goes from a minimum of $200 to $400 and if a second offense is committed in 5 years, the person’s license can be suspended up to 2 years.
• Your phone must be hands-free in a school zone.

TWO LANE

Vehicles traveling in both
directions MUST stop.

MULTI-LANE PAVED ACROSS

Vehicles traveling in both
directions MUST stop.

DIVIDED ROADWAY

On a highway divided by a median, care traveling in the opposite direction are not required to stop but should proceed with caution.