This is an installment of an 8 part series on School Safety Plans. The next portion will be posted next Monday.
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most dangerous situation is to have students, cars, and buses all mixing in the
same physical space. If possible, buses,
vehicles, and pedestrians should be segregated. The next best thing is to control the school grounds so only two of the
three modes can mix at a time. Developing a controlled procedure for student pick-ups and drop-offs is
a key element of the overall traffic safety plan. Every effort should be made to avoid having
kids entering a public street to enter or exit a school bus or a parent’s
car. These maneuvers should happen in
the low speed parking lot if at all possible. If the buses or vehicles need to park on a public street, they should
park so they are loaded from the school grounds. The students should not walk across the
street to get to the school bus door or passenger car door.



Thanks for sharing such a useful information to the students. This will really helps to avoid accidents while they are crossing the streets.
Rose.
Posted by: Online Traffic School | April 07, 2009 at 02:23 AM