Currently, the location of the upcoming checkpoint is undisclosed. The county in which the checkpoint will be held will be announced Friday and the exact location will be announced Saturday. He was returned to the center by Massillon Psychiatric Center police that night. Ohio s children have returned to school and, for many of those students, the day begins and ends with a school bus ride. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to use extra caution when approaching stopped school buses.
Students are at the greatest risk of death or injury when they are entering or exiting a school bus.
This week, October 18-22, has been designated National School Bus Safety week. School buses are equipped with both amber and red warning lights to advise motorists of a stop. Motorists approaching from either direction are required to stop at least 10 feet from the stopped school bus until the bus resumes motion. If a school bus is stopped on a roadway divided into four or more lanes, only traffic proceeding in the same direction as the bus must stop. Parents should talk to their children, whether they ride the bus or drive to school, and explain school bus safety rules.