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MACON SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
Macon County Schools will participate in the National School Bus Safety Week from Oct. 22 to Oct. 26. The them of this year's week is"Be Aware! Cross with Care."
National School Bus Safety Week is always held the third full week of October.
For twenty three million students nationwide, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. The greatest risk is not riding the bus, but approaching or leaving the bus. Before children go back to school or start school for the first time, it is essential that adults and children know traffic safety.
Below are several tips for students, parents and bus drivers can take to reduce the danger.
FOR STUDENTS:
Boarding the School Bus:- Allow plenty of time to reach the bus stop.
- When waiting for the bus, stay safely off the street and away from traffic.
- Avoid horsing around or other behavior that can cause inattention.
- Line up away from the street as the school bus approaches.
- Wait until the bus has stopped and the door opens before steeping onto the roadway.
- Use the hand rail when boarding the bus.
Exiting the School Bus:
- At your stop, wait for the bus to stop completely before leaving your seat. Walk to the front door and exit using the hand rail.
- If you have to cross the street in front of the bus, walk at least 10 feet ahead of the bus along the side of the road until you can turn around and see the driver.
- Make sure the driver can see you.
- Stay away from the rear bus wheels at all times.
- Never try to get anything left on the bus after exiting.
Crossing to Safety:
- Stop at the curb or the edge of the road and look left, then right, and then left again before crossing.
- Continue looking in this manner until you are safely across.
- Always cross in front of the bus, but only when the bus driver signals that it is safe to do so.
- When the driver signals, walk across the road, keeping an eye out for sudden changes.
- Do not cross the center line of the road until the driver has signaled that it is safe.
FOR PARENTS:
- Supervise children to make sure they get to the stop on time.
- Teach you child to ask the driver for help if he/she drops something near the bus. If a child bends down to pick up something, the driver cannot see him/her and the child may be hit by the bus. Have your child use a backpack or book bag to keep loose items together.
- Make sure clothing and backpacks have no loose drawstrings or long straps that could get caught in the handrail or bus door.
- Encourage safe school bus loading and unloading.
- If you think a bus stop is in a dangerous place, talk with your school office or transportation director about changing the location.
FOR MOTORISTS:
- Yellow flashing lights on the bus indicate that it is preparing to stop and load or unload children. This means cars need to slow down and prepare to stop.
- It is illegal to pass a school bus with its red flashing lights and stop signal arm activated. Vehicles may not pass until the flashing red lights and signals are turned off or when the bus driver motions them through.
- Vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus are always required to stop.
- Vehicles moving in the opposite direction as the bus are also required to stop, unless they are on a divided highway.
- Never pass on the right side of the bus where the children are entering and exiting.
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