Statistics show that the buses provide the safest form of transportation to and from school.
Part of the reason that younger children are more vulnerable is the fact that they are easily distracted by friends or other events. They also may have difficulty assessing distances and estimating the speed of an oncoming car. Make sure that the child gets to the school bus stop on time, perhaps as many as five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Make sure that a child leaves home with everything needed for the day in a backpack or book bag. Stowing everything can prevent a child from dropping something that may roll under the bus.