What can motorists do to help ensure the safety of students riding school buses?
For 23.5 million students nationwide and 374,000 Alabama students, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. Students’ greatest risk is not in riding the bus, but in getting to the bus or entering or leaving it. Motorists need to be aware of the risks. (NHTSA) Follow these safety steps: When backing out of a driveway or leaving a garage, watch out for children walking or bicycling to school. When driving in neighborhoods with school zones, watch for children traveling to school. They are unpredictable in their actions, and it is your responsibility to anticipate and react to what they might do. Drive slowly. Watch for children walking in the street, especially if there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood. Watch for children playing and gathering near school bus stops. Be alert. Children arriving late for a school bus may dart into the street without looking for traffic. Never pass on the right side of a school bus where children enter or exit. This is illegal. Learn
