Bus Safety

For the Safety of Our Kids

By Marie-Helen Goyetche

There are many rules and regulations to teach your child when school begins. Some rules will come from teachers, administrators and bus drivers, and others will come from you.

Safety on the bus is not a subject to take lightly. Each year, bus accidents happen from children not obeying the safety rules. Some kids claim they don't know them. It's important for children to understand that when they're on the bus, the importance of bus safety is for all the children who ride the school bus.

Here are a few issues to discuss with your child about safely getting on and off the school bus.

• While you are waiting for the bus, stay away from the curb of the sidewalk.
  
• Don't sit down on the grass. Stand up for all drivers to see you.
  
• Don't run or get excited with the other children, especially during the winter when slippery ice patches can be found. You might slip on the ice and underneath the bus.
  
• Get ready when the bus is in sight by taking your school bag(s) in your hands.
  
• Along with the other children, form an orderly line one behind the other.
  
• When the bus has come to a complete stop, carefully get on.
  
• Get on one by one, without pushing. The bus driver will wait for everyone to get on the bus before closing the door and driving away.
  
• Once on the bus, do not yell, fight or stand up. This will make the bus driver pay less attention to the road and look more at the children. The bus driver's eyes need to be on the road at all times. Don't distract him.
  
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