Parents should try to meet their child at the bus stop each day or arrange to have another adult there to see that the child returns home safely. Davis said this daily routine is reassuring to young children. Linda Patterson, Extension health education specialist, said it is appropriate for parents to remind their children of safe and proper behavior on the bus and at the stop. Sometimes as they play, children can forget to stand well away from the road, to always remain seated on the bus, and to keep their head and arms inside the bus. Other drivers on the road, as well as school bus passengers, need to know what the buses' flashing lights mean.
Yellow lights indicate the bus is about to stop, and lights turn red when the bus has stopped.
This means children are loading or unloading and cars must stop. Most communities have traffic laws requiring drivers in all directions to stop, including oncoming four-lane traffic. All school bus riders need to know where the emergency exits are off the bus and how to use them. Recommendations on this web site do not endorse any commercial products or trade names.