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Back to School Safety Advisory: NHTSA Encourages Everyone to Be Responsible for Getting Children To and From School Safely


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Back to School Safety Advisory: NHTSA Encourages Everyone to Be Responsible for Getting Children To and From School Safely

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
August 25, 2015


NHTSA 41-15
August 25, 2015
Contact: Derrell Lyles, 202-366-9550, public.affairs@dot.gov

WASHINGTON – With the start of a new school year fast approaching, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds all drivers, students and parents to put safety first in school zones and near bus stops. Students travel to school by a variety of means: school bus (the safest means of transportation to and from school), walking, bikes, public transportation, or in vehicles with family or friends. It is everyone’s responsibility to use caution and stay focused and alert around traffic to ensure children can travel to and from school safely.

According to NHTSA data, from 2004 to 2013, there were 327 school-age children who died in school-transportation-related crashes; 54 were occupants of school transportation vehicles, 147 were occupants of other vehicles, 116 were pedestrians, and 9 were pedalcyclists. There were more school-age pedestrians killed between the hours of 7 and 8 a.m. and between 3 and 4 p.m than any other hours of the day.

To further enhance school transportation safety, NHTSA offers the following traffic tips for everyone (motorists, children and their parents):

Motorists should drive with extra caution around children going to/from school:

School bus riders are safest when children:

Walking to school is safer when children:

Biking to and from school is safer when children and adults alike:

More school bus safety information can be found by clicking here: School Bus Safety Information

 

Stay connected with NHTSA via:
Facebook.com/NHTSA
Twitter.com/NHTSAgov
YouTube.com/USDOTNHTSA
SaferCar.gov

 




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