What are some ways the new drivers can be careful around school buses?
What are some ways the new drivers can be careful around school buses? Learn the school bus laws in your state and always follow them, as well as the flashing lights that school bus drivers use to alert you. Yellow flashing lights indicate the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children. You should slow down and prepare to stop your vehicle.
What is the safest way to sit on a school bus?
The safest seat in a school bus is generally in the middle, in an aisle seat on the right hand side, between the tires. It's safer if there's a head-on, side and rear-end collision. It is also less bumpy and jarring to the body. In addition, studies show that children are often injured approaching or leaving the bus.
What are the danger areas around trucks and buses?
Large trucks and buses have huge blind spots – or No Zones – around the front, back and sides of the vehicle. If you can't see the driver in the truck's side mirror, assume that the driver can't see you. Don't drive in a blind spot – slow down or move ahead to stay visible.
Can you get in trouble for going around a school bus?
Stop for School Buses: It's the Law! Drivers can face criminal charges for passing a school bus on the right, passing when a child is outside the bus, or injuring or killing a child.
How to drive safely around school buses?
Keep these tips in mind when driving around school buses: Stopping distance – School buses travel at slower speeds, so be ready to hit the brakes to maintain a safe distance. If you're driving behind a bus, leave a greater following distance so you have more time to stop when the bus stops.
What is the danger zone around the bus?
The “Danger Zone” is the area on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of not being seen by the driver (ten feet in front of the bus where the driver may be too high to see a child, ten feet on either side of the bus where a child may be in the driver's blind spot, and the area behind the bus).
What is the safest part of a bus?
The middle Specifically, you should try to avoid the front and rear sections of the bus. Sitting in the middle gives you more protection during all types of crashes, including head-on and rear-end collisions. As far as the middle of the bus goes, your best bet is to sit in a row between the bus's tires.
Should a bus driver wait for you to sit down?
You know you are riding on a bus as a passenger, and should make sure you can grab something to steady yourself as you try to find a seat. The driver is expected not to wait until passengers are all seated before starting up again!
What are the things you must never do while Travelling in a bus?
- Avoid eating foods that are particularly smelly as it will cause the entire bus to smell.
- Keep the volume down on your headphones so you don't disturb other passengers.
- Don't put your feet on the chair of the person in front of you.
- Keep your items confined to your one seat.
What are 3 things that are important about school bus safety?
School buses are designed so that they're highly visible and include safety features such as flashing red lights, cross-view mirrors and stop-sign arms. They also include protective seating, high crush standards and rollover protection features.