School Bus Safety

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School Bus Safety

• Today you will learn about:
• School bus stop safety
• School bus danger zones
• Loading & unloading
• How to cross the road �(if required)
• Loading and unloading at school
• Riding the bus safely

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• Important behaviors at the bus stop:
• Arrive 5 minutes before bus is scheduled
• Go back home for help if you miss bus
• Never walk to another stop
• Never have parents drive to another stop
• Bus driver will not know
• Have all items in book �bag before leaving home
• Wait in safe place, 12 feet�away from traffic
• Do not cross before bus comes

School Bus Safety

More Bus Stop Safety

• Never speak to strangers
• Keep noise down while �waiting
• Stay away from road
• No horseplay, pushing or �shoving
• Form a “single file” line �12 feet away from road
• Use no electronics when boarding

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School Bus Danger Zones

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Most Dangerous

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Danger Zone

-12 Feet-

School

Bus

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

Most Dangerous

Danger from Passing Cars

Danger from Passing Cars

Danger from Passing Cars

Rear

Front

Loading from Door Side

Danger Zone

A blowing bus horn

means freeze where you are and wait for the driver to give you the ok to go.

Student Pickup

Student Pickup Crossing the Street

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Student Responsibility��Look Before Exiting

Unloading to Door Side

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12 Feet

LOOK

WALK

LOOK

Danger Zone

A blowing bus horn means danger.

Look & find safety.

Unloading to Cross the Road

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WALK

LOOK

STOP & WAIT

12 Feet

A blowing bus horn means danger.

Look & find safety.

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12 Feet

STOP & WAIT

Danger Zone

LOOK

Danger Zone

Unloading at School

• Important behaviors when unloading at school:
• Make sure no items get caught in handrail or do
• Notify the driver if you have left something on the bus or something fell under the bus.
• Never attempt to pick up an item that has rolled under the bus.

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More Unloading at School

• Remain seated until bus is stopped and door is opened
• Do not push or shove, but wait your turn to get off
• Have all belongings �inside book bag
• Use handrail for safety
• Walk (don’t run) �straight towards school
• Stay away from bus, in full view of driver

More Unloading �at School

• Keep walking until out of danger zone, 12 feet away from bus
• Never run between parked cars and buses
• Walk directly inside school
• Do not wait for friends

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Loading at School

• Important behaviors when loading at school:
• Have all belongings inside book bag before leaving classroom
• Dropped items are a danger
• Never chase after a moving bus
• Better to miss bus and be safe!

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More Loading at School

• Walk slowly towards bus. Never run.
• Walk straight towards bus door
• Stay away from front and rear bus tires and board bus promptly
• Load in an orderly manner
• If you get on wrong bus by mistake, tell bus driver

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Riding Safely

• Remember…the bus is just and extension of the classroom.
• The same behaviors are to be adhered to as laid out by the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook that you have signed.
• In addition:
• Always go directly to your seat
• When on the bus, remain �seated
• Always sit forwards with �your back against the seat
• Tell bus driver if someone� is picking on you
• Keep aisles and exits clears at all times

Riding Expectations

• Act as if you are in class
• Respect others and their property
• Be quiet enough to not distract driver
• Don’t eat, drink, or chew gum on bus
• Don’t throw any objects
• Don’t stick any body part �out of the bus window

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More Riding Safely

• Don’t use your earbuds or headphones when exiting the bus

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• Only get off of bus at your stop

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• Keep bus clean

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Thanks and Have a Safe �and Rewarding School Year!