School Bus Warning Signs

School bus transports hundreds of thousands of grade school children throughout the United States. In California alone, school buses abound with the growing number of schools in the state.

With the growing number of school buses there is no wonder why there are also a growing number of school bus accidents. Sometimes, school bus accidents are not caused by the negligence of the school bus driver or the poor maintenance on these transport buses.

Often times, accidents are caused by vehicles who stick so close to the school buses while on the road. Remember, you must not be in a hurry to pass by a school bus because children might be going down or walking past the school bus to go to their respective schools.

School buses, especially nowadays are equipped with additional safety features like seat belts even for the rear passengers of the bus. However, without going into details of these new safety equipments, a car driver must be knowledgeable with even the basic warnings and signs printed and posted around the school bus. A simple understanding of these warnings could save a child’s life.

For example, a flashing yellow light means that the school bus is about to stop and load or unload passengers. The cars beside or behind needs to slow down and get ready to stop. When the red light flashes, on the other hand, this means that the school bus is already at a stop and children may be already getting on or out of the bus. This means that the motorists must halt, otherwise they might unwittingly hit a child who is running down the bus or hurrying to get in it.