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School Bus Smarts | 
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If you're a school bus rider, follow these safety tips––they can help prevent injury.
- Line up facing the school bus door--not along the side of the school bus.
- Don't play in the street while waiting for the school bus.
- Carry your belongings in a backpack or book bag.
- Never reach under a school bus to get anything that has rolled or fallen underneath.
- After getting off the school bus, move immediately onto the sidewalk, out of traffic.
- Wait for a signal from the bus driver before you cross the street. Walk at least 10 steps away from the front of the bus so that the bus driver can see you.
- Never cross the street behind the school bus.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 25 million students nationwide start their school day with a trip on the school bus. Although NHTSA reports that riding on a school bus is nearly eight times safer than riding in a passenger vehicle, an average of eleven school-aged pedestrians are killed by school transportation vehicles each year. So ALWAYS keep school bus safety First in your mind.
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