Eric Petrie
Transportation Supervisor

Vita Szuran
Dispatcher/Routing

Kathy Fountain
Dispatcher/Field Trip Coordinator

Location
Transportation Dept.
1313 W. Highland Rd.
Howell, MI 48843
Phone 517.540.8011
Fax 517.548.6364


School Bus Facts

• Every year, approximately 440,000 public school buses travel 4.3 billion miles to transport 23.5 million to and from school and school-related activities.

• They are 172 times safer than your family automobile.

• They are 8 times safer than passenger trains and scheduled airlines.

• They are 4 times safer than transit buses and intercity buses.

What Motorists Need to Know

• Be aware it is illegal in every state to pass a school bus stopped to load/unload students.

• Know and understand laws governing motorist’s driving behavior near a school bus.
  Learn the "flashing signal light system" that school bus drivers use to alert motorists if they are going to stop to load/unload students.

• Yellow flashing lights indicate the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children. Motorists should slow down and prepare to stop their vehicles.

• Red flashing lights and extended stop arms indicate that the bus has stopped, and that children are getting on or off. Motorists MUST stop their cars.

• Begin moving only when the red flashing lights are turned off.

• Watch out for young people who may be thinking about getting to school, but may not be thinking about getting there safely.

• Slow down. Watch for children walking in the street, especially if there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood. Watch for children playing and gathering near bus stops.

• Be alert. Children arriving late for the bus may dart into the street without looking for traffic.