Bus Safety Facts

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STUDENTS ARE ABOUT 70 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY WHEN TAKING A SCHOOL BUS INSTEAD OF TRAVELING BY CAR.

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SCHOOL’S OPEN – DRIVE CAREFULLY

  • As of January 1, 2021, the penalties for failure to stop for a school bus double.
  • The penalty for failure to stop for a school bus goes from a minimum $100 to $200 and if a second offense is committed in 5 years, the person’s license will be suspended for up to 1 year.
  • The penalty for passing a school bus on the side that children enter and exit when the school bus displays a stop signal goes from a minimum of $200 to $400 and if a second offense is committed in 5 years, the person’s license can be suspended up to 2 years.
  • Your phone must be hands-free in a school zone.

DO I NEED TO STOP?