KNOW YOURRESPONSIBILITIES
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1.5 million children aretransported on Pennsylvania roadseach day.
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These children are transportedmore than 346 million miles toschool each year.
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Every year children are needlessly injured or killed by drivers passingstopped school buses.
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Nationwide, 6 children were killedby a vehicle passing a school bus inschool year 2003/2004.
PENNSYLVANIA’SSCHOOL BUSSTOPPING LAW
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When you meet or overtake astopped school bus with red signallights flashing and stop armextended, you
MUST STOP
.
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When you approach an intersection where a school bus is stopped withred signal lights flashing and stoparm extended, you
MUST STOP
.
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You
MUST STOP
at least ten(10) feet away from the schoolbus.
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You
MUST WAIT
until the redlights have stopped flashing andthe stop arm has been withdrawnbefore moving.
!
DO NOT MOVE
until all thechildren have reached a place of safety.
You
MUST STOP
onroadways with ridged/grooveddivisors. You
MUST STOP
on roadways with painted lines.
M
MUSTSTOP
M
LOADING ORUNLOADING
M
MUSTSTOPMUST STOP
M
M
LOADING ORUNLOADING
M
MUSTSTOP
PAINTED LINE
RIDGED/ GROOVED
You
MUST STOP
at anintersection, whether it is or isnot marked with a stop sign. All traffic MUST stop.
M
LOADING OR UNLOADING
M
MUST STOP
M
MUST STOP
SCHOOL BUS STOPPING LAW
Know Pennsylvania’s Law
Make It Safer For Our Children!
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