Protect Our Children!o dolershl les 6 Know And Obey School Bus Laws School Bus Stops: A risky part of the ride Why students are in danger Millions of children in the United States ride safely to and from school on DANGER L BUS TSchool buses each day. Although school buses are the safest way to get them to school, an average of 33 school-age children die in school bus-related traffic crashes each year Most of those killed are pedestrians, five to seven years old. They are hit in the danger zone around the bus (A), either by a passing vehicle or by STOP ZONE the school bus itself. It is illegal for a car to pass a bus with its red lights flashing (see below) The 5 GIANT Young children are most likely to be hit because they: STEPS.hurry to get on or off the bus, act before they think and have little experience with traffic .assume motorists will see them and will wait for them to cross, don't always stay within the bus driver's sight. The Danger Zone is the area on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of being hit. Children should stay ten feet away from the bus (or as far away as they can) and never go behind it. They should take five giant steps in front of the bus before crossing so they can be seen by the driver SCHOOL BUs The extended / stop signal / arm alerts taffic when STOP If red lights are flashing, STOP! They show that children are getting on or off the bus and may be crossing the street. children get on or off the bus. When you see RED LIGHTS... STOP and STAY STOPPED For more information, call the NHTSA Auto Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT or visit the NHTSA website: www.nhtsa.dot.gov This message is brought to you by: BUS LINE HICKS HUTCHINSON BUS LINE Hutchinson DAYTON'S . BUS SERVICE . Grove City BUS SERVICE S Pue Glencoe-Silver Lake GSL S Litchfield