Most injuries to school vehicle passengers occur outside the school bus, as students are entering or leaving the bus, or crossing the street. Many of these mishaps can be prevented through education. School vehicle safety can be improved by teaching children the correct procedures and proper behaviour around school buses. Children should learn:
- to be at the school bus stop on time
- to wait in a safe place well back from the side of the road
- to know the danger zones around the bus where the driver cannot see them
- to enter the bus in single file, holding onto the handrail
- to find a seat right away, and stay seated, facing forward at all times
- to make sure that there is nothing in the aisle
- to do what the bus driver says
- it is unsafe to distract the driver
- throwing things, rowdy behaviour and eating and/or drinking are not allowed
- to keep hands and arms inside the bus