Drivers must take precautions in and around school zones, and children need to learn how to be safe getting to school, too.
Tips for drivers include
- Stay alert
- Watch for children that might run between vehicles
- Be mindful of children at bus stops
- Put away your cellphone
- Slow down
- Obey school zone speed limit signs and all traffic rules
- Drive safely around school buses
- Drop off and pick up children in the designated areas
Tips for students walking or biking include
- Stay alert
- Don't run between vehicles
- Look both ways before crossing the street
- Put away electronic devices
- Cross at intersections and designated crosswalks
- Obey crossing guards
- Make eye contact with drivers before crossing
- Never attempt to cross a multi-lane highway
- Walk on sidewalks
- Wear a helmet when riding a bike