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School Bus Safety Rules of the Road
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Don’t Forget These School Bus Safety Rules KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE
It’s that time of year — back-to-school season is approaching! With school buses returning to the road, it’s important to remember that traffic will be a bit thicker, school zones may take a bit longer to travel through, and most importantly, drivers will need to keep an extra eye out. Did you know that according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), school buses are one of the safest ways to travel on the road? In fact, fewer than 1% of all traffic-related deaths are passengers on school buses. However, more children are injured getting on and off buses and at bus stops than while being transported on them. To keep our children safe, here are some tips for all motorists to follow: Stopped School Buses When school buses are stopped with their red lights flashing and their stop bar extended while loading or unloading children, drivers traveling in
both directions must make a full and complete stop and cannot resume motion until the stop
arm is lifted and the lights are no longer flashing. In Maryland, drivers are required to stop 20 feet away from school buses, and in D.C., drivers must stop 15 feet back. Physical Barrier Exceptions If a school bus is stopped on the opposite side of the road that is divided by a physical barrier such as a concrete divider, drivers are not required to stop. However, if you are ever in doubt, we always advise you to stop if it is safe to do so. School Zones To help keep our children safe, there are reduced speed limits within school zones. In the D.C. area, the speed limit in school zones during designated hours is 15 mph. It should be noted that fines in school zones are high.
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