ROAD SAFTEY

SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP SAFETY 

A friendly reminder to adhere to safety measures when dropping off and picking up your children from school. Please make sure that you are mindful of not parking in driveways or allocated bus zones and are only using the designated car drop off/pick up area if you are not parking your car.

Be Bus Aware

Our annual Bus Safety Week raises awareness among all road users on how to stay safe on and around buses, helping to reduce injuries and fatalities.

Bus flashing lights

Drivers should look out for children who are crossing the road or waiting to cross. Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children.

By law, a driver must not overtake or pass a bus with flashing lights at more than 40km/h.

Lights begin to flash when the bus stops and the doors open, and they keep flashing for about 20 seconds after the doors close. Children are most at risk in the minutes after they get off the bus.

Young children are often unpredictable in their movements. They are still developing the skills that help them to judge the direction of sound and the speed and distance of vehicles.

Due to their large size and mass, buses can cause severe outcomes for other road users in crashes.  Motorists can help reduce the risk of a crash and keep children safe by:

• slowing down to 40km/h when bus lights are flashing, unless a lower speed limit applies
• looking out for children crossing the road near bus stops, in school zones or along bus routes
• giving way to buses when they merge back into traffic.