School Bus Smarts

Twenty-five million students ride on school buses. If you're a school bus rider, follow these safety tips--they can help prevent injury.

• Line up facing the school bus door--not along the side of the school bus.
• Don't play in the street while waiting for the school bus.
• Carry your belongings in a backpack or book bag.
• Never reach under a school bus to get anything that has rolled or fallen underneath.
• After getting off the school bus, move immediately onto the sidewalk, out of traffic.
• Wait for a signal from the bus driver before you cross the street. Walk at least 10 steps away from the front of the bus so that the bus driver can see you.
• Never cross the street behind the school bus.